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Haiti: Situation less chaotic but magnitude of human lives loss still unknown

Monday, January 18th 2010 - 13:37 UTC
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Up to 200,000 people are feared dead as a result of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that has destroyed much of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, according to officials. Trucks have been trying to collect the bodies that have been visible on the streets across the city for burial in mass graves outside the capital. Read full article

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  • Jon Iglesias

    last night Huckabee on Fox slammed Iran and Venezuela for criticizing the US for being imperialists, but where are they when a global disaster strikes? of course, the US is almost obligated to step-up because of its' wealth and power, but still, he's got a point.

    Jan 19th, 2010 - 01:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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