>>>>>>>>Magnitude 7 quake strikes off Haiti - Tsunami warning issued. (Posted 5:25pm Florida time)
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>>>>>>>Poverty, civil war, hurricanes, AIDS, now an earthquake - is there anything on the List Of Bad Things that hasn't happened to Haiti?
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>>>>>>Yeah, sub-zero temperatures.
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>>>>>>I should not make light of this in any way. With daylight coming they are going to find out just how much damage the earthquake did. My guess is this is going to be a truly rotten day in Haiti.
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>>>>>It's already considered the worst natural disaster in history (according to Bill Clinton speaking for the UN today on CNN) The news reports and videos and stories are truly horrendous.
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>>>>It's probably going to be a while before there is any accurate assessment of the devastation. Clearly, it's great. The President of Haiti saying Port au Prince has been "destroyed" and estimating the dead at 100,000 reminded me of some of the early estimates from the New Orleans mayor after the levees broke. No question it's really bad, though.
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>>>>I am thinking of trying to hook up with a relief mission down there, although it's extremely impractical right now.
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>>>We have sent a recon group from our army to assess the mess. I imagine today we'll begin shipping needed suppies and materials. It was nice to note that all our counties leaders jumped on the blower and put together a fast response. Today will be a critical day for anyone who is trapped in the rubble. How much are the Chinese sending?
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>>They are pretty far away but I won't be surprised if they pitch in. The Chinese people seemed genuinely moved by the worldwide response after their fairly recent earthquake (2-3 years ago?).
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>First recon/logistical groups and supplies from the Canadians and Chinese landed yesterday during the time when pilots had to communicate with each other to land because the U.S. Air Force Special Operations hadn't setup the airport communications yet. An American engineer brigade is enroute (advance teams are already there) and a security battalion (for the airport) left earlier today too. I saw interviews with numerous onsite search and rescue teams (U.S., Iceland, France, etc) yesterday and today.

Great news. fantastic.