Tragedy in Haiti

[Strike For The South]

Get the aid to the people who need it.

The fact this has been wrapped up in politics really proves that most of the planet is stupid, petty, and insecure.

[Jolt]

6.1 magnitude aftershock earthquake hits Haiti

A strong earthquake has once again struck Haiti, eight days after a 7.0 magnitude quake left much of the nation in ruins.

The US Geological Survey said the latest tremor had a magnitude of 6.1 and was centered 59 kilometres from the capital Port-au-Prince, which was devastated by the initial quake. It occurred at 06.03 local time (11.03 UTC). There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the aftershock, which comes as an international aid effort is underway to help those affected by last week's powerful earthquake.

"People are still very traumatised here," said a reporter for the Al Jazeera news agency who was in Haiti when the aftershock struck. "It's 6.30 in the morning, but people have taken to the streets with whatever belongings they have. A lot of buildings did not collapse in the quake [a week ago] but they have cracks. We do not have any reports of damage yet."

Officials estimate the earthquake killed about 200,000 people and affected three million - about a third of Haiti's population. Haitian authorities said 75,000 have been buried in mass graves.

Survivors have been living in makeshift camps on streets littered with debris and decomposing bodies. Doctors meanwhile are struggling to treat thousands of injured with limited resources.

Another earthquake. Bleh is all I can think of.

[Aemilius Paulus]

I wonder what Limbaugh will say on this second one. Seriously, do most conservatives still listen to him? I mean, if so many of the solid Republicans are the Christian right, he should go down quickly after protesting the aid sent to Haiti, because many, if not most of those evangelical Christians are quite compassionate and support (whether in theory, or more often, in practice) the church missions, tithing, donating to/helping the unfortunate, especially in countries like Haiti. Before, Limbaugh seemed to have been careful not to stray too far from his Religious Right, but now? I see news of him being called a 'shock jock', by reputable news agencies such as BBC (yes, I know the claims of their alleged anti-Americanism).

Sorry for going slightly off-topic, but is he still alive, politically speaking? For a man who was often called the leading and/or most influential conservative in US?

I will take this to another thread, Kukri, if you so wish, although I do not believe it deserves one...