Thursday, January 14, 2010

Haiti Will Prevail!


Change your Facebook page to Haiti's flag for at least a week. It is a small gesture, but think about Sept. 11 when everyone raised high the flag of the United States.
Invite your friends to join me on here and Facebook. Let's see how quickly can we reach 10,000 people. The main purpose of this event is for long-term help. I'll let you guys know what I am doing and how can you help. I am planning on going to Haiti as soon. I want to document with my camera everything that is going. We need your prayers as much as we need funding. Please post videos and pictures on here for everyone to see as you see them happening. I will keep you posted on how we can all help as I am more informed. Please be careful DO NOT SENT ANY MONEY to groups that you do not know. I already posted some organization on my facebook that I know are good ones, among them we have www.yele.org by Wyclef Jean and http://www.clintonfoundation.org/haitiearthquake/ by president Bill Clinton. This is the link to my facebook group!
http://www.facebook.com/toussaintphotography?ref=name#/group.php?gid=249339229793

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Earthquake In Haiti



CNN) -- A major earthquake struck just off the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, sparking a tsunami watch for parts of the Caribbean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Raymond Joseph, Haiti's ambassador to the United States, told CNN he had little information about the extent of damage from the quake, which had a reported magnitude of 7.0. But he said the suffering inflicted on the impoverished Caribbean nation was likely to be "catastrophic."

"The only thing I can do now is pray and hope for the best," he said.

Joseph said one government official -- the only one he was able to reach -- told him houses had crumbled "on the right side of the street and the left side of the street."

The Associated Press reported that a hospital had collapsed.

The quake had a reported magnitude of 7.0 and was centered about 10 miles (16 km) off the coast and about 6 miles (10 km) underground, according to the USGS. Are you there? Submit an iReport

A tsunami watch was posted for Haiti and parts of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, but historical data suggests a destructive, widespread tsunami was not a threat, the USGS reported.

The quake could be felt strongly in the eastern Cuban city of Santiago, about 250 miles west of Port-au-Prince.

"It was very strong. It lasted for almost a minute," said Marlon Romaguera, who runs a bed-and-breakfast there.
Our National Palais is now affected and partly destroyed, please do keep us in your prayers