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Haiti Hit By 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake

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Haiti (Republic of Haiti), a Creole- and French-speaking Caribbean country was hit by a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday January 12 2010.

Twitter is on fire right now and people from all over the world are sending their blessings and prayers to people of Haiti via Twitter. An average of 3-4 tweets are being generated from all over the world over Haiti earthquake.


This was the biggest earthquake ever hit the Haiti Region. Nation is asking for fiscal help in the wake of the terrible destruction from the 7.0 Earthquake. Power is out everywhere and people are in the dark and need help.  The capital city of Port-Au-Prince has been catastrophically damaged.

There are some organizations bringing some financial help to Haiti People from around the world.. these organizations are

American Red Cross (Reportedly has contributed $200,000 to Haiti relief.)

AmeriCares Help For Haiti. Goes to their International Disaster Relief Fund.

Chuck Simmins also has this blog - http://northshorejournal.org/haiti-earthquake-aid - of coverage of the Haiti Earthquake Disaster and where to donate, including any organizations that may not be listed here.

Doctors without Boarders - not a Haiti Specific page as of this writing.

HaitiArise - HaitiArise has provided education and relief for the past six years. It's a registered Canadian charity and reports that 100 percent of donated funds go directly to Haiti.

Haiti Emergency Relief Fund - by Vanguard Public Foundation in San Francisco. Established for Haiti before the Earthquake.

Mercy Corps - Mercy Corps' website is devoted to the Haiti Earthquake Disaster; they're deploying a team bound for Haiti now.

Partners In Heath - You can use the drop-down menu to specify donations to Haiti.

Yele Haiti - Wyclef Jean's Haiti initiative to assist his native Haiti.

UNICEF - UNICEF has set up a special page for donations for the children of Haiti. In an email, UNICEF's Alissa Pinck reports: "UNICEF’s country office in Haiti and the regional office located in Panama is on the ground and have already deployed emergency teams to assess the situation and determine what the additional emergency needs are for the people of Haiti."

Here is the video of Haiti Ambassador discussing about the disaster in Haiti.

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Updates: Latest pictures and fist glimpse of Haiti Earthquake 2010

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Please keep Haiti in Prayers today..


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