Magnitude 7.0 - HAITI REGION, page 26
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reply posted on 13-1-2010 @ 12:14 PM by Bicent76
reply to post by dgtempe




"This Earthquake is a reminder to us that WE are not Gods, and quite frankly we still need our GOD(s)."


Not everyone will understand that quote..


reply posted on 13-1-2010 @ 12:18 PM by cjcord
reply to post by marg6043



Unfortunately, my two contacts on the ground there say this has already sort of started. Apparently some people looting were confronted by other citizens, and fighting has broken out in some areas. From my contacts words, many people are ignoring the injured and exploiting the situation.


reply posted on 13-1-2010 @ 12:22 PM by MikeboydUS
reply to post by marg6043



There are around 3 million people in the city, over half under the age of 18. We need to get US Marines and UN peacekeepers on the ground asap, the 3000 Haitian security and police forces will be overwhelmed.

From my experience in these kind of events, the international community has about 72 hours from the time of the disaster to establish order or we will have complete anarchy.


reply posted on 13-1-2010 @ 12:22 PM by marg6043
reply to post by cjcord



Is human nature, once the initial shock is over the lawlessness takes over because of lack of government presence.

That is why before any attempts to start the aid it has to be some show or force be military or government.

That is where the US and UN comes to, so sadly until this is done is not way people can get the immediately help it needs and many more will die because of that.

Aid has arrived but the military personnel is still on transition.


reply posted on 13-1-2010 @ 12:25 PM by marg6043
reply to post by MikeboydUS



Exactly efforts are underway, but the safety of the aid personnel is priority, like you said the US and UN knows that the country can fall into anarchy very fast.

I wonder how easily assessable weapons are now to the regular population with the chaos.

Many of the prisons are destroyed and the inmates are now running in the streets.


reply posted on 13-1-2010 @ 12:28 PM by infinite
JorgePontual - 6:27 p.m.
RT @BreakingNews: 100 Catholic priests, seminarians on retreat in Port-au-Prince killed in Haiti quake - Catholic News Service
bi... ...

nsis88 - 6:27 p.m.
Will Port au Prince remain Haiti's capital city while it rebuilds? (the govt has to start functioning immediately).
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