Haiti Earthquake
An old man stands in front of the rubble of the municipal asylum, January 22, 2010 in Port-au-Prince. More than 110,000 people were confirmed killed in the Haiti earthquake, the interior ministry said January 22, making it the deadliest quake on record in the Americas.
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As we have seen recently with the earthquake in Haiti and previously with Hurricane Katrina, this humanitarian relief aspect will fill a critical need.
for his work to rebuild and aid the victims of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, as well as his ongoing advocacy for peace and human rights protection worldwide
The Japanese did more in two months to clean up every single affected town, city and village than we observed almost two years post-earthquake in Haiti. A lot still remains to be done in Japan, but they are simply a remarkable, self-reliant peopleMore quotes »
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