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More than 100,000 bodies have been buried in mass graves but that may be less than a third of the ultimate death toll from the massive earthquake that destroyed Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas. Officials are now estimating the deathtoll to be at around 300,000 once all of the bodies … 
Though most assumed the worst (at least earthquake-wise) was over after the 30-plus aftershocks that Haiti saw following the massive 7.0 earthquake that has completely ravaged the country and the city of Port-au-Prince, the country was rocked again by a 6.1 mag aftershock early this morning that sent sleeping Haitians running into the …
Official estimates now state that at least 200,000 people have died because of last week’s earthquake and many are estimating the the ultimate death toll will be closer to 500,000 or nearly 5 percent of Haiti’s 10+ million residents. Though it is still unknown how many people died in the earthquake as …  New York has the third largest population of Haitians, aside from Haiti itself and Florida. So many of us want to help, but where do we go? Below is a list of places where you can donate, as well as tips to avoid scams. Taken from http://lifehacker.com/5447987/how-and-where-to-donate-to-haiti-and-avoid-scams. Giving Help The American Red Cross is one of the … 
Non-stop footage of the wreckage in Haiti has shown people simply piling the thousands of the dead along the side of the road and Haitian officials are estimating the total number of the dead at 100,000 to 500,000 and a 3 million total people affected after a magnitude 7 earthquake (with … |
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