I guess we are all aware of this terrible disaster in Haiti and while we can't do very much we can donate to one of the relief organizations that are on the ground and preparing to help. I like World Vision but other agencies were listed in the TC today. And if you are an American reading this then CNN.com/impact has a list of agencies helping.
One of the "trending topics" on Twitter is "Help Haiti". This is the first major disaster since Twitter got popular and so far it seems to be a very effective way to raise funds.
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From the Telegraph today:
Virtually every developed nation in the world mobilised to send people and resources to earthquake-hit Haiti as the first rescue workers on the ground launched a critical 72-hour effort to help survivors.
Planeloads of water, food, tents, medicine and rescue equipment flew into Port au Prince's airport along with rescue and medical teams from around the globe in a bid to help the estimated three million people – a third of the population – now in need.
It is believed that up to 100,000 people could have died in Tuesday's earthquake, which measured 7.0 on the Richter scale, and Haitian senator Youri Latortue said the final figure could reach half a million.
