The State Department is expecting serious loss of life from the 7.0 earthquake that struck
Port-au-Prince (the capital city of Haiti) around 5pm yesterday afternoon. One aid worker describing the situation as absolute "chaos". The US is offering military and humanitarian assistance to Haiti. The U-S Geological Survey saying that this is the most violent
earthquake to hit that region in over 200 years.
More information:
American Red Cross Text "HAITI" to 9-0-9-9-9 and a donation of ten dollars will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts (the donation will show up on your cell phone bill).
http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.1a019a978f421296e81ec89e43181aa0/?vgnextoid=a8712721ea326210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD
Compassion International www.compassion.com/contribution/giving/disasterrelief.htm
Samaritan’s Purse www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_haiti_earthquake/
An email from the mission team from First Christian in Raleigh currently in Haiti… http://lifeline.org/news/Haiti.htm
http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/story/6796696/
