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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS Feared Dead In Haiti!

1/13/2010 4:22 PM ET | Filed under: Sad Sad

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Haiti's consul general to the United Nations announced today that an estimated 100,000 or more people have died in the wake of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that "flattened" the nation.

All of Port-au-Prince has either been damaged or destroyed, and when Anderson Cooper went to view the catastrophe from a helicopter, he called the devastated city "incredibly shocking" and "eerie."

About 3 million people - a third of the country's population - were affected by the quake, with many people, as Anderson put it, "just kind of standing around on the streets, not really sure what to do or where to go. And for many, there is nowhere to go."

President Barack Obama has promised the nation "swift, coordinated and aggressive" assistance from the U.S., calling the tragedy "truly heart-wrenching"

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - do all you can to help the poor, devastated people of Haiti.

CLICK HERE to view a list of organizations you can donate to to help the relief effort.

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62 comments to “HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS Feared Dead In Haiti!”



  1. 1

    that sucks.. aluminum shacks aren't built to withstand earthquakes.

  2. Lucas says – reply to this


    2

    Hate to be a bubble burster - but why does the good ol USofA have to solve every GD problem in the world? Who would help us? Nope - keeping my money here in the US. They have a government, they have neighbors, they have france (NOT). If France stepped up to the plate, maybe I'd think otherwise. But the only tax dollars coming out of this pocket are going to our troops. How much is this going to cost on my tax return? When California has the next quake, I'm sure Haiti will come a running.



  3. 3

    If you want to do something quick to help them and donate $10, just text "Haiti" to the number 90999
    Please!!! We need to remember that we all share this world, and that means we have to help each other out when we need each other, like right now!!!! Or, if you just want to donate $5, text "YELE" to 501501!!!! Please!!!! They need us!

  4. Fosca says – reply to this


    4

    this is a terrible event! my friend Nic is there working for an NGO and is alive god knows how…
    This was already such a poor country, they really don't deserve this, too!
    i'm in pain for them.



  5. 5

    This is heartwrenching!!!
    Really been moved by this tragedy :(

    Having a bake sale at my son's school where all funds will be donated to help.

  6. lolli says – reply to this


    6

    HAITI WAS ALREADY IN RUINS, NOW THIS. UGH, GOD THEY NEED YOU AND THE HELP OF PEOPLE!!!!



  7. 7

    Please please please DO NOT give to the Red Cross where onlly 7 cents on your dollar will go to the victims!!!! 7 cents!!!! Check CNN for a list of charities and do your research! The Red Cross is CRIMINAL!



  8. 8

    Haiti is nothing but shit anyways. Not like its a loss. Looks like they will get the New Orleans treatment. Turn a big shithole into a marginal one!



  9. 9

    Does anyone know if any of these take paypal payments as a donation?
    I just don't want to give out my CC#



  10. 10

    Just like the U.S. & the world rushed to help New Orleans after Katrina??? I feel for the Haitians, but this response -for a country that knew this would happen & built their country up like a house of cards & being a catholic nation uses no birth control (2 million people living in an area for only 250,000)- leaves me raw when thinking about Katrina. I don't care how this country, our goverment or other goverments felt about Bush (the worst president EVER & I voted twice for the moron), but 5 years after Katrina & parts of New Orleans still LOOKS like Haiti does now. BOTTOM LINE: Help those at home first & leave being money-bags Big Brother to others.



  11. 11

    what are you doing to help?



  12. 12

    My best friend is going there in about 3 days; my bro's in Africa, my roommate is in Iraq, my husband is in Afghanistan. The state of the world so messed up. I hope more dont get injured from the chaos itself!



  13. 13

    So sad and am disgusted by the people who wrote why should my tax dollars go to the people of Haiti. Yes France has stepped up to help along with Canada, Venezuela among others. And quite frankly you can go fuck yourself for saying such a thing. I think the least we can do is have some humanity and stop wondering about our stupid tax dollars for a once when something so tragic happens. If you want to bitch go protest in front of a bank and not about this. RIP to those who lost their family members/friends.



  14. 14

    America creates an atrificial earthquake and now america is begging us to help those poor people.



  15. 15

    end of times :/



  16. 16

    You can easily give $10 to the Red Cross by just sending a text. This is pursuant to the White House's website:

    You can also help immediately by donating to the Red Cross to assist the relief effort. Contribute online to the Red Cross, or donate $10 to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting "HAITI" to "90999." Find more ways to help through the Center for International Disaster Information.



  17. 17

    You can also donate at the Episcopal Relief and Development Website.



  18. 18

    BTW, I just went to the American Red Cross website and donated $15.00, every bit counts, please give to aide those in Haiti.



  19. 19

    This is so sad. Its so devastated what has happened to the people of Haiti. Even before the quake they were in a bad situation, they are one of the poorest countries in the world. We must pray for the people of Haiti. and if you can donate money please do.



  20. 20

    May god bless the people of Haiti. Prayers to all the families affected. I will help by making a donation. Tomorrow another can hit anywhere in the world.



  21. 21

    White House issues second statement: "Let me be clear, we inherited this from Bush."



  22. 22

    Back in the 2004 (tsunami) USA didn't help that much at the beginning and now suddenly you guys are the first ones to help Haiti…



  23. 23

    Three of my children are down there, they are safe but it has been anight from hell worrying about them I am disgusted by some of the comments that others have left - how heartless! Thank-you Mario for bring this to everyones attention. Please, make a donation if you can. Forgo a week of coffees from Starbucks to help out a fellow human.



  24. 24

    Prayers.
    And money.



  25. 25

    Re: Lucas – oh, but u love being a "bubble burster"

    You are also a redneck.



  26. 26

    Re: MJJ –
    Un-effin-believable…we have been so brainwashed to put a printed piece of paper or a number in an account before being a human being and having some sympathy for people who have lost everything that they've ever known….im sure 10 dollars wouldnt change you standard of living ignorant fools….you wouldnt be doing anyone a favor, you'd just be doing one miniscule act of what is the right thing to do….get a soul, I really hope most of these idiots are wiped out in 2012- we need to start over….



  27. 27

    …. and nothing of value was lost.



  28. 28

    Re: MichelleInWonderland – only because Haiti is off our coast, we have a large haitian population, so it would look really bad if we are not the first there. It is all over our news. If it was in another hemisphere, it would not get alot of coverage, meaning, our media, our government only shows up big time and right away when the spot light is on us. Yeah, we really suck at times



  29. 29

    and mario, that hundreds of thousands feared dead was last night's headline. now, they say, 100,000 dead or un accounted for. It will take weeks to figure it out, if ever. We must not help with rebuilding, like we have given aid before unless they come up with building codes. haitian cities have been destroyed from hurricanes and we have given alot of aid. food, medicine…fine, but to rebuild a shack to fall down and kill someone-NO



  30. 30

    How nice of Obambi to step up to help right away. Too bad the commie didn't step up to the plate right away when the domestic Muslim terrorist killed and maimed people at Fort Hood or when the Muslim terrorist underwear bomber tried to blow up a plane full of people. And remember — if Obambi gives any of our tax dollars to Haiti you can be sure they will go directly into the pocket of their corrupt politicians.



  31. 31

    Re: Wuffeh –
    Nothing of value? You consider 100,000 lives to be "nothing of value"?



  32. 32

    This piece of land has had the worst luck of any place on earth. 1) Christopher Columbus 2) The French 3) Every corrupt leader ever born 4) Every natural disaster parks on the beautiful shores, This is a place that needs all our help. If we all send $5 we can make a difference



  33. 33

    Re: Wuffeh – You are a monster. I havemy grandmother and my uncles and aunts and my cousins over there. I havent been able to find them or get in contact with them they could be dead. But to you….their lives were nothing. You're a sick fuck and i hope you one day know what it means to be in the position that my family and thousands of other families are in.

    10 dollars people make a difference…please donate it will help.



  34. 34

    Re: MJJ – FYI if you knew ANYTHING at ALL ANYTHING about how the united states has wronged and RAPED Haiti in the past then you'd be singing another tune. The united states SHOULD help haiti if not to be a good country then as payback for what it has done in the past. I know full well the history my ancestors country and of my country the united states.

    Thank GOD this country isnt COMPLETELY filled with stupid fucks like you.



  35. 35

    Re: therealdickhead – You need to shut up
    if that was your family you would be devestated
    and your so ignorant , you'll never understand Stupid

  36. KCL says – reply to this


    36

    **** Text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate. 100% of your $10 donation passes through to Red Cross ****



  37. 37

    Re: Lucas – You're not the only one helping moron, other countries are doing their share too.



  38. 38

    Whatever brings down the population in that banana republic is a good thing.
    Let's be honest.



  39. 39

    Lucas, you are so ignorant. Don't you know that Haiti is the poorest country in America? How are they going to survive? With only one dollar you can save a life. They have no money, no water, no food, no medicine and no shelter.



  40. 40

    Re: kendall – idiot



  41. 41

    Re: Lucas – Everyone is helping…get your facts right.. you are such an idiot



  42. 42

    Re: Lucas – if you knew anything about the world, you'd realize that they don't have a fully functional government. I'd say we do, but then again, ours is corrupt to. We have plenty of more resources than haiti, so how hard is it to spend 5 fucking dollars to donate to those sufffering than buying your overpriced starbucks coffee? is that so difficult to ask? who cares if its coming out of your tax dollars, because either way, if you had a choice in where it would go to, it would probably go towards something materialistic and completely useless. But i wouldn't expect any nobalty from you, considering you're an ignorant person.



  43. 43

    Really sorry to hear about this, but…. didnt Northern Cali just have a Quake too??? Whats going on with those people?



  44. 44

    Re: kendall – Do me a favor and go kill yourself.



  45. 45

    Re: Lucas – it's disgusting deplorable people like you that make me so proud I'm canadian! And for the record buddy your beloved troops are doing nothing but making shit even worse! Go back to your Tennesee trailer and come back when you have a shred of humanity/intelligence



  46. 46

    Ps for canadians to help Haiti text Haiti to 45678 to donate 5$



  47. 47

    Re: YummyYummyScrewScrew – I hope all is well for your family in Haiti.



  48. 48

    Re: YummyYummyScrewScrew –

    With all due respect, Yummy, if the United States is so godawful, and we have such a long documented history of committing unspeakable atrocities against the Haitian people . . . why do so many Haitians risk life and limb to move here? To escape the horrors of living in a third-world hellhole, sure. But I mean, why the United States specifically? Why don't more Haitians emigrate to Canada for example? It's not much farther a trip. And nobody ever complains about how Canada is fucking the world over.

    You're an American and you have every right to live here and express your opinions. But I genuinely wonder why you would CHOOSE to live in a country you seem to be so fundamentally at odds with. I'm not talking about having one or two little gripes about our government, which we all have. I'm talking about identifying your country as your ancestors' rapists. And describing the overwhelming majority of your fellow Americans as "stupid fucks." That's pretty serious. Honestly—what is it that you like about the United States that keeps you here?



  49. 49

    Re: nolalove –

    But Nolalove you seem to be suggesting that Katrina victims had no idea what was coming, and that makes their case more legitimate than the Haitians, who "knew this would happen."

    Don't forget that Katrina victims had plenty of advance warning and everyone begged and pleaded for them to get out of harm's way. Amtrak offered a thousand free seats on its trains to take New Orleans residents anywhere they wanted. And if elderly or handicapped residents had trouble getting to the station, Amtrak would send a bus directly to their homes to help them out. And Amtrak told them they would provide refrigeration for their medicines and they even said they could bring their pets with them, if that was the issue that had people hesitating about leaving their homes. But New Orleans' black mayor and Louisiana's Democrat governor flatly refused the offer.

    When all hell broke loose and everyone was herded into makeshift shelters and men started shitting all over each other and raping babies, the National Guard went in right away to provide whatever assistance/protection/order they could, but they immediately got shot at by Katrina "victims" who had spent all night looting WalMarts and stealing their guns.

    Who gets blamed for all this? White Republicans, of course. But I'm just saying . . . maybe don't reserve all your venom for Haiti while portraying all Katrina victims in such an angelic light.



  50. 50

    All you people expressing your concerns and well wishes make me laugh. Like honestly. You knew what they were going through before all this. Every Hurricane Season something happens to them. If you really wanted to help them you would have donated already. People like 'YummyYummyScrewScrew' in here getting mad at people for expressing their opinions about something that was going to happen eventually. Yes it came out of left field. But we saw the pitch coming from a mile away. Get it together. If you want to go find your family; by all means please go. GO! Do us 'Stupid Fucks' a favor and GO! But you probably won't because your as full of shit as the rest of us. Be honest with yourself and get your life right.



  51. 51

    Re: moviefan – No offense but I didnt CHOOSE to live here. I was born here, and just because you are an American doesnt mean that you dont qualify to be called a stupid fuck. I call them as i see them. Im not the kind of person who goes around bashing the USA 24/7 but I'm also not the kind of person who wont say when something bad has been done. I dont stick my head in the sand if you think that this country is perfect and flawless then you're an idiot. I'm GLAD and THANKFUL that many americans and this country has stepped up to help haiti. Thats all I care about. Trust me the way this country is going I might not stay here when i'm done with my med school and everything I HAVE looked into practicing other places. BUT thats not what is important right now. THANKYOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART to everyone who HAS BEEN AMAZING PEOPLE AND WHO HAVE DONATED. YOUR SMALL CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP AND IT IS APPRECIATED.



  52. 52

    Re: Dogs Of Pompeii – Thank you. I have heard from two of my aunts and everything is gone. But my grandmother is still yet to be heard from so I'm just praying alot and hoping that everything will be okay, she means everything to our family.



  53. 53

    Re: Willifer – I forgot what exactly do you know about my life? FYI people DO HELP when hurricanes and other things happen in haiti. BUT nothing of this magnitude has EVER happened before. Why dont you get your head out of your ASS and contribute to the human race. Oh wait STUPID FUCKS like you are unable to do such things.

    P.S. to that other guy who says i called the majority of this country STUPID FUCKS you obviously cant read cuz thats not what i said but people like dont do well to prove me wrong that it's not a STUPID FUCK FREE society that we have over here. so like i said THANK GOD THE WHOLE COUNTRY isnt filled with ppl like u.



  54. 54

    BTW Canada has a large Haitian population when you consider our population in proportion to the States. Our Governor General is Haitian. Those of you who think the USA should NOT help out Haiti should look into the history of the two countries and educate themselves.



  55. 55

    Re: Lucas – well its a good job everyone doesnt think like you. its selfish to see people suffer and think its not your problem. if my country was in trouble id like to think someone would help us. we are all WORLD CITIZENS, it isnt us and them. if they were in the position to help america if your country couldnt help itself it would be their responsibility as decent human beings to help



  56. 56

    How the f do people expect countries like Haiti to support their country in crisis? In the past decades, Haiti has never been out of a crisis, the average person earns 2$ a day but oh no, now that a financial crisis has broken out, they should be giving USA/Europe a hand now that they are 'in need'? Let's be realistic, we (USA/Europe) don't know the definition of 'in need'. Even if countries like Haiti would help us, they would never be able to raise the amount of money necessary to make a difference because they simply don't have it. On the other hand, we can all probably spare 5 bucks/euros without having to live in an aluminium dumpster…
    Oh, and for those who write 'they knew they build their house on a disaster waiting to happen': do you think they can all just pick up their house, sewer, electric systems, roads, etc. etc. etc. and move a few miles? Port-au-Prince was first build around 1700 or so and I can guarantee you they didn't really have the necessary info on 'seismic activity' back then.



  57. 57

    Re: Mancunian – TWO thumbs up! I totally agree.



  58. 58

    Re: YummyYummyScrewScrew – I will keep your grandmother in my prayers. Sorry to hear that so much was lost.



  59. 59

    Lucas you're an ass



  60. 60

    Re: therealdickhead – What a moron!!! People are dying!!! And you act like if poor people deserve to die!!! So, if one day you get poor, what's next??? Your dead??? (In that case, I hope you get poor and die) I hate stupid and brainless people like YOU, bitch!!!!



  61. 61

    I think it is awesome that you put this on your website, Perez!



  62. 62

    Re: Dogs Of Pompeii – We've heard from my grandmother! Thank you for your prayers.