As all of you would have known, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on the 12 of January 2010, causing serious damage to the country and destroying the capital, creating a mass grave of at least a 17000 and a living hell for those has been injured. 20 days have passed since the disaster strike and needless to say, Haiti has received numerous humanitarian aid from other country. However,the damage to the infrastructure impeded the progress as the airport has been completely razed to the ground and many roads have been made inaccessible and thus, although it seems that country is receiving a lot of help, it has been slow to reach the victims due to the above factor. The progress has been slowed down by so much that a UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs even called this the "worst disaster the UN has ever confronted"

First of all, I would like to express my sympathy for the Haitians. Come to think of it, the country has already suffered a lot and despite this, being the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere, suffering from various natural disasters and being occupied by various countries for the past 5 centuries, was just not enough and another disastrous earthquake has to devastate the country again. Many Haitians had already lost their family, homes and all that mattered and have sustained some serious injuries. One such example is this boy in the picture below:

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Furthermore, many of them have been further traumatised by the post-disaster violence of looting and killing for necessities. A majority of them are currently staying in temporary shanty town built of what they could salvage from the collapsed buildings and have to fight to receive even the most basic daily necessities such as food and potable water. Here is a video displaying conditions of the aftermath of the disaster:



Although I could not do anything much to help the Haitians overcome this situation, I feel that I should at least donate, no matter how meagre the sum, some money to the organisations helping Haiti. Despite not having done so, I believe that this is a cause we should all support and I would donate some money to Haiti the next time I come across such an organisation.

What are your thoughts of the calamity? I would love to hear them. Please leave a comment in the comment link below.