Help Haiti!

As most of us have already known, Haiti was struck by a deadly earthquake (magnitude 7.0). Thousands of people were affected and more are still missing. Here's the history of what exactly happened: from wikipedia

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M_w earthquake. Its epicentre was near Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The earthquake occurred at 16:53:10 local time (21:53:10 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010, at a depth of 13 km (8.1 miles). The United States Geological Survey recorded a series of at least 33 aftershocks, fourteen of them between magnitudes 5.0 and 5.9. The International Red Cross estimated that about three million people were affected by the quake, and the Haitian Interior Minister, Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé, believes that up to 200,000 have died as a result of the disaster, exceeding earlier Red Cross estimates of 45,000–50,000. Several prominent public figures are among the dead. Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive announced that over 70,000 bodies have been buried in mass graves.

The earthquake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince. Most major landmarks were significantly damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace (President René Préval survived), the National Assembly building, the Port-au-Prince Cathedral, and the main jail. Compounding the tragedy, most hospitals in the area were destroyed. The United Nations (UN) reported that the headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), located in the capital, had collapsed and that the Mission's Chief, Hédi Annabi, his deputy, Luiz Carlos da Costa, and the acting police commissioner were confirmed dead. Because the organizational structures in Haiti had been destroyed, Elisabeth Byrs of the UN called it the worst disaster the UN had ever been confronted with.

If you would love to help, click on the Image above and you will be taken to RedCross Philippines with options for you to donate. Haiti badly needs everyone's help and prayers. We hope that they will be able to go through this season of their lives.