A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti

[Playitloudforme]

That will pretty much flatten that place. Damn. Prayers out to those peeps.

Update time = Tue Jan 12 22:10:29 UTC 2010


MAG UTC DATE-TIME\ y/m/d h:m:s LAT deg LON deg DEPTH km Region
MAP 7.0 2010/01/12 21:53:10 18.451 -72.445 10.0 HAITI REGION

10 miles from the capital and only 6.2 miles deep (which is a shallow quake, which means up top it was horrific). Hospital collapse.

[Don]

The tremor hit at 1653 (2153 GMT), about 15km (10m) south-west of Port-au-Prince, the US Geological Survey said.

Haiti's envoy to the US said it was a "catastrophe of major proportions" as reports from the capital spoke of casualties and damage.

A hospital and other buildings are reported to have collapsed.

A visiting US official told AP the sky in the city was "just grey with dust" and he could hear distant screaming.

The low-lying impoverished state has been plagued by natural disasters.

The quake was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude.

Raymond Joseph, Haiti's ambassador to the US, told CNN: "I think it is really a catastrophe of major proportions."

He said he had just spoken to a government colleague in Port-au-Prince.

An AP cameraman saw the wrecked hospital in Petionville, a hilly suburb of the capital, and Henry Bahn, a visiting official from the US Department of Agriculture, said he had seen houses which had tumbled into a ravine.

"Everybody is just totally, totally freaked out and shaken," said Mr Bahn.

He had, he continued, been walking to his hotel room when the ground began to shake.

"I just held on and bounced across the wall," he said.

"I just hear a tremendous amount of noise and shouting and screaming in the distance."

Rocks, he added, were strewn all over the place, and the ravine where several homes had fallen in was "just full of collapsed walls and rubble and barbed wire".

[Playitloudforme]

I was listening to the Haiti TV broadcast. Unfortunately, it was Haitian French, so I had a really hard time grabbing the words, but you could hear the level of fear in the reporter's voice. This is going to be a mess.

It was even closer to the surface then I previously wrote. 5 miles from the surface, which offers no bumper whatsoever to those on the surface. I'm also seeing references to it being 7.3 -- but USGS isn't saying that yet. Still a 7.0, but they've had 4 aftershocks, the lowest being a 4.8 the highest being a 5.9.

[Playitloudforme]

I'm seeing 4 aftershocks.

MAP 4.8 2010/01/12 23:27:36 18.482 -72.810 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.1 2010/01/12 23:12:04 18.390 -72.570 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.5 2010/01/12 22:12:05 18.485 -72.556 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.9 2010/01/12 22:00:42 18.271 -72.862 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 7.0 2010/01/12 21:53:09 18.451 -72.445 10.0 HAITI REGION

[Saint John]

I just hope Sammy Sosa is ok.

[Playitloudforme]

For anyone interested in organizations that will be sending aid:

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/impact/

Earthquake strikes Haiti
A major earthquake struck near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, the USGS reported. Haiti's ambassador to the U.S. said one witness described it as a "catastrophe." Here are some organizations specifically helping Haiti.

How you can help:
• International Medical Corps
• Direct Relief International
• World Vision
• International Relief Teams
• Yéle Haiti
• American Red Cross
• Operation USA
• CARE
• Catholic Relief Services
• World Food Programme
• World Concern
• Save the Children
• UNICEF USA

[kgdjpubs]

very scary stuff. I have a friend who just took a few people to the airport Monday AM for a mission trip to Port-au-Prince that was primarily going to be a medical/construction focus. Needless to say, the families around here have been worried with the reports, but they got e-mails tonight that the group is ok, but in a disaster zone with a bunch of collapsed buildings. "Good news" (if you can call it that) is that the mission group ended up arriving at the right place and the right time. The local hospital collapsed in the earthquake, so the mission base camp has become a hospital zone. The group has about 20 medical people with them, and they are overrun with people. Bet they didn't plan on this when they went down there, but it sounds like the locals need all the help they can get. Nice to hear at least one good story out of all of this tragedy.

[Playitloudforme]

34 aftershocks above 4.5 since the quake yesterday. I remember the two double 5.0s after the Northridge quake ( I worked in Northridge at the time). I thought the building would come down. When it's right under your feet, it's scary shit.

[steveo777]

40 pictures from Haiti.....WOW! Sad


http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/0 ... haiti.html

Dear God!

I can't begin to imagine how those people feel.

[Don]

God's way of thinning the herd?

[slucero]

34 aftershocks above 4.5 since the quake yesterday. I remember the two double 5.0s after the Northridge quake ( I worked in Northridge at the time). I thought the building would come down. When it's right under your feet, it's scary shit.

Holy crap...

I live in San Jose... have felt earthquakes all my life.. was here for the '89 quake... but that's insane... man those poor people!

[Playitloudforme]

Hospital destroyed. The three Doctors Without Borders centers are unusable. No fire department, only community brigades. UN is missing 100 people...

Donate if you can. Anything will help.

[cyndy!]

i'm going to donate blood today. since there are no medical centers, i wonder if they can even get it there & into the injured people.

[stevew2]

God's way of thinning the herd?

you are retarded

[Don]

God's way of thinning the herd?

you are retarded

I could be.

[Jana]

God's way of thinning the herd?

you are retarded

I could be.

Here's Pat Robertson's take on it:

Televangelist Pat Robertson said Wednesday that earthquake-ravaged Haiti has been "cursed" by a "pact to the devil."

"Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it," he said on Christian Broadcasting Network's "The 700 Club." "They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French. True story. And so, the devil said, okay it's a deal."

Robertson said that "ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after the other" and he contrasted Haiti with its neighbor, the Dominican Republic.

"That island of Hispaniola is one island. It is cut down the middle; on the one side is Haiti on the other is the Dominican Republic," he said. "Dominican Republic is prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, etc. Haiti is in desperate poverty. Same island. They need to have and we need to pray for them a great turning to god and out of this tragedy I'm optimistic something good may come. But right now we are helping the suffering people and the suffering is unimaginable."

[Saint John]

Too bad Pat Robertson wasn't there. What a tool.

[stevew2]

God's way of thinning the herd?

you are retarded

I could be.

Here's Pat Robertson's take on it:

Televangelist Pat Robertson said Wednesday that earthquake-ravaged Haiti has been "cursed" by a "pact to the devil."

"Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it," he said on Christian Broadcasting Network's "The 700 Club." "They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French. True story. And so, the devil said, okay it's a deal."

Robertson said that "ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after the other" and he contrasted Haiti with its neighbor, the Dominican Republic.

"That island of Hispaniola is one island. It is cut down the middle; on the one side is Haiti on the other is the Dominican Republic," he said. "Dominican Republic is prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, etc. Haiti is in desperate poverty. Same island. They need to have and we need to pray for them a great turning to god and out of this tragedy I'm optimistic something good may come. But right now we are helping the suffering people and the suffering is unimaginable."

He always says stupid shit like that,God dont cause that shit to happen.If he did he would have wiped out San Fransico with all the fags and queers they got there if he wanted

[Saint John]

He always says stupid shit like that,God dont cause that shit to happen.If he did he would have wiped out San Fransico with all the fags and queers they got there if he wanted

Tito's gonna like this post. I know I do.

[brywool]

God's way of thinning the herd?

you are retarded

I could be.

Here's Pat Robertson's take on it:

Televangelist Pat Robertson said Wednesday that earthquake-ravaged Haiti has been "cursed" by a "pact to the devil."

"Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it," he said on Christian Broadcasting Network's "The 700 Club." "They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French. True story. And so, the devil said, okay it's a deal."

Robertson said that "ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after the other" and he contrasted Haiti with its neighbor, the Dominican Republic.

Please SOMEONE TAKE THIS AHOLE OUT.

[stevew2]

He always says stupid shit like that,God dont cause that shit to happen.If he did he would have wiped out San Fransico with all the fags and queers they got there if he wanted

Tito's gonna like this post. I know I do.

i left out mexicans, I saw that fucker out and about up above, i almost most chased him down

[Playitloudforme]

And this thread isn't about anything other than people who are struggling to survive after a huge tragedy. C'mon...leave the bullshit outta this thread please.

[lights1961]

God's way of thinning the herd?

you are retarded

I could be.

Here's Pat Robertson's take on it:

Televangelist Pat Robertson said Wednesday that earthquake-ravaged Haiti has been "cursed" by a "pact to the devil."

"Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it," he said on Christian Broadcasting Network's "The 700 Club." "They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French. True story. And so, the devil said, okay it's a deal."

Robertson said that "ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after the other" and he contrasted Haiti with its neighbor, the Dominican Republic.

"That island of Hispaniola is one island. It is cut down the middle; on the one side is Haiti on the other is the Dominican Republic," he said. "Dominican Republic is prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, etc. Haiti is in desperate poverty. Same island. They need to have and we need to pray for them a great turning to god and out of this tragedy I'm optimistic something good may come. But right now we are helping the suffering people and the suffering is unimaginable."

He always says stupid shit like that,God dont cause that shit to happen.If he did he would have wiped out San Fransico with all the fags and queers they got there if he wanted

UM god been there done that... and it was Sodom and Gamora....... (sorry for the spelling) and it could still happen to San Francisco... maybe DEC 20,2012...

[Saint John]

Still waiting on word that Sammy Sosa is ok.

[Ehwmatt]

This is sad and all, but I just have to laugh at how quick we in the United States are so quick to send a bunch of money, troops, and on the personal level, ourselves want to donate shit to them. When's the last time you donated to an inner city program in America? The last time you went to a soup kitchen here in America? The last time you sent $10 to an ailing, crumbling municipality? Who helped us during Katrina? Any countries?

Things are too bad here in our own country, we don't need to be bending over backwards to help anyone else right now. When times are prosperous, pick any good year, fine, but right now, we should let other nations and organizations fuckin help. We need to help ourselves right here in our own fuckin country.

[Playitloudforme]

This is sad and all, but I just have to laugh at how quick we in the United States are so quick to send a bunch of money, troops, and on the personal level, ourselves want to donate shit to them. When's the last time you donated to an inner city program in America? The last time you went to a soup kitchen here in America? The last time you sent $10 to an ailing, crumbling municipality? Who helped us during Katrina? Any countries?

Things are too bad here in our own country, we don't need to be bending over backwards to help anyone else right now. When times are prosperous, pick any good year, fine, but right now, we should let other nations and organizations fuckin help. We need to help ourselves right here in our own fuckin country.

Some of us DO these things.

[Ehwmatt]

This is sad and all, but I just have to laugh at how quick we in the United States are so quick to send a bunch of money, troops, and on the personal level, ourselves want to donate shit to them. When's the last time you donated to an inner city program in America? The last time you went to a soup kitchen here in America? The last time you sent $10 to an ailing, crumbling municipality? Who helped us during Katrina? Any countries?

Things are too bad here in our own country, we don't need to be bending over backwards to help anyone else right now. When times are prosperous, pick any good year, fine, but right now, we should let other nations and organizations fuckin help. We need to help ourselves right here in our own fuckin country.

Some of us DO these things.

Well the government doesn't, despite bullshit stat lines like "Jobs Saved" (immeasurable and a joke). Also, our borders are wide open for illegals to come in and sap our resources, yet we are sending troops AWAY? Hmm...

This country is so shot it's almost funny.

[parfait]

This is sad and all, but I just have to laugh at how quick we in the United States are so quick to send a bunch of money, troops, and on the personal level, ourselves want to donate shit to them. When's the last time you donated to an inner city program in America? The last time you went to a soup kitchen here in America? The last time you sent $10 to an ailing, crumbling municipality? Who helped us during Katrina? Any countries?

Things are too bad here in our own country, we don't need to be bending over backwards to help anyone else right now. When times are prosperous, pick any good year, fine, but right now, we should let other nations and organizations fuckin help. We need to help ourselves right here in our own fuckin country.

Show some god damn empathy. Possibly a hundred thousand people has died, and you're telling me you think everyone should just mind their own fucking business?

[Ehwmatt]

This is sad and all, but I just have to laugh at how quick we in the United States are so quick to send a bunch of money, troops, and on the personal level, ourselves want to donate shit to them. When's the last time you donated to an inner city program in America? The last time you went to a soup kitchen here in America? The last time you sent $10 to an ailing, crumbling municipality? Who helped us during Katrina? Any countries?

Things are too bad here in our own country, we don't need to be bending over backwards to help anyone else right now. When times are prosperous, pick any good year, fine, but right now, we should let other nations and organizations fuckin help. We need to help ourselves right here in our own fuckin country.

Show some god damn empathy. Possibly a hundred thousand people has died, and you're telling me you think everyone should just mind their own fucking business?

Precisely. We can show plenty of non-economic empathy, I'm tired of the US being the first and only people to really help anybody when we are falling apart before our very eyes.

Oh, and for the record, what's France giving to Haiti?

[Ehwmatt]

Oh, and if you're so outraged, get off the Journey Internet forum, book a flight to Haiti, and offer your personal services.