Port-au-Prince is now the subject of global relief efforts and media attention. The reason? Just before 5 p.m. an earthquake struck about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince.
The quake, with a magnitude estimated at 7.0, caused the collapse of the National Palace, leveled countless shantytown dwellings and brought more suffering to a nation that was already the hemisphere’s poorest and most disaster-prone.
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Tue, May 21, 2013 - 03:56 PM
Well done and well deserved Jonathan. You have served Pike County with pride and determination. You should apply f [...]
Tue, May 14, 2013 - 02:16 PM
It IS disturbing and a picture is worth a thousand words. Pike needs animal control.
Tue, May 14, 2013 - 01:40 PM
Three horses owned by this family have been attacked by dogs - only one was killed. I did not use the graphic pict [...]
Tue, May 14, 2013 - 10:57 AM
This picture of the dead horse is pretty disturbing. Why did you find it necessary to post that? The story is incr [...]
Mon, May 13, 2013 - 09:30 AM
I agree. I live on Melville Brown Rd and over the years have had to deal with abandoned animals. I am fed up. I ha [...]
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It's human nature to reach out to help.
My sailor child's ship is next in line to leave to offer aid. From what I understand however, the country is in such shambles that getting the aid to the people there is very difficult.
My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti and their loved ones around the globe.