by Wally Northway Published: February 16,2010
Tags: disaster recovery, earthquake, Haiti
HANCOCK COUNTY — NVision Solutions Inc. has partnered with LeadDog Consulting to release a series of Haiti map products designed to assist relief workers and generate funds for relief organizations providing support to earthquake victims. The “Haitian Relief Mapbook: Port-au-Prince and Surrounding Areas” is the first in a series of paper map products made for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 15,2010
Tags: disaster recovery, earthquake, Haiti, Hurricane Katrina
The man who managed Harrison County’s emergency operations for Hurricane Katrina is now in Haiti, where he says the struggle is “heartbreaking.” In a telephone interview with The Sun-Herald, Joe Spraggins says earthquake survivors are making a tent out of just about anything, or sleeping on the streets. Spraggins is working for DRC Haiti, a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 20,2010
Tags: earthquake, Haiti, tragedy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the country’s capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake. The magnitude-6.1 temblor was the largest of more than 40 significant aftershocks that have followed the Jan. [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: January 13,2010
Tags: earthquake, Haiti
The president of Haiti says that thousands may be dead after a magnitude-7 earthquake slammed the small Caribbean country on Tuesday. Reports from the Associated Press place early death tolls between 100 and 500 thousand. The White House has promised rescue and humanitarian efforts in response to the “cruel and incomprehensible” tragedy. [...]
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