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The Day after the Earthquake in Haiti
The death toll from the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti is impossible to measure accurately, but local officials are estimating it in the hundreds of thousands. President Obama calls it "heartbreaking," and he's mobilized relief efforts .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe death toll from the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti is impossible to measure accurately, but local officials are estimating it in the hundreds of thousands. President Obama calls it "heartbreaking," and he's mobilized relief efforts. The State Department, the Pentagon and other federal agencies are sending supplies and people to help with relieve in what is a major humanitarian disaster. Mark Leon Goldberg is a veteran reporter who writes the UN and global affairs blog, UN Dispatch.
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The full episode
3 of 3Haiti's Humanitarian Disaster; A Different Disaster on Wall Street- 0:00Haiti and Humanitarian Disaster
- 7:33Wall Street and a Disaster of a Different Kind
- 43:01The Day after the Earthquake in HaitiYou’re reading this