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In quake-ravaged Haiti, some donations miss the mark - 0 views

3/23/10 In quake-ravaged Haiti, some donations miss the mark Back in February Puerto Rico sent a barge full of food supplies to Haiti. A good gesture, no? Not so much, the barge spent several days...

started by Rachel Barnard on 27 Mar 10 no follow-up yet

Rescuers Struggle in Chile - 0 views

As the number of missing grows in Chile, president Michelle Bachelet, put military forces in charge of controlling looting in the city of Concepcion, the largest city near the epicenter of the quak...

started by Analeah Rosen on 28 Feb 10 no follow-up yet

3/8/10 Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries have not forgotten about Haiti - 1 views

It is simple to forget about catastrophic events in light of new news of disaster. By the way, remember what happened in Haiti? Puerto Rico, as well as many other Latin American countries have not ...

started by Rachel Barnard on 08 Mar 10 no follow-up yet

Impoverished/disabled Hondurans redirect air to Haiti - 0 views

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shared by evaurelia on 10 Mar 10 - Cached

evaurelia on 10 Mar 10

There are about half a million Hondurans on the Moskita Coast, a geographically isolated region of the Honduran jungle along the border with Nicarauga. This is one of the poorest regions in the world, close in comparison with those living in Haiti. The people living in this area make their living mostly off of the sea, and there are about 1500 young men who work as lobster divers. However, they suffer from a neurological disorder known as "The Bends," which has caused the divers to be crippled/disabled (they are forced to make repeated dives without decompressing). Dr. Steve Foster started sending aid to the Moskita coast, and recently sent 2 40 foot containers with supples, including 78 wheelchairs for the crippled divers. The astonishing part is that, once those in Honduras found out about the disaster in Haiti, they insisted on redirecting the care packages to the Haitian people.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There are about half a million Hondurans on the Moskita Coast, a geographically isolated region of the Honduran jungle along the border with Nicarauga. This is one of the poorest regions in the world, close in comparison with those living in Haiti. The people living in this area make their living mostly off of the sea, and there are about 1500 young men who work as lobster divers. However, they suffer from a neurological disorder known as "The Bends," which has caused the divers to be crippled/disabled (they are forced to make repeated dives without decompressing). Dr. Steve Foster started sending aid to the Moskita coast, and recently sent 2 40 foot containers with supples, including 78 wheelchairs for the crippled divers. The astonishing part is that, once those in Honduras found out about the disaster in Haiti, they insisted on redirecting the care packages to the Haitian people.</div>

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New Chilean President to come in tomorrow - 0 views

President elect Sebastían Piñera will be sworn in tomorrow. Unfortunately he will have to deal with all earthquake related problems before he can start enacting any reforms or proposals laid out i...

started by Analeah Rosen on 11 Mar 10 no follow-up yet

Bus Falls into Lake Titicaca - 4 views

Fifteen people were killed this morning and at least twenty injured when a bus fell 100 feet into Lake Titicaca after going off the road at the edge of a ravine. The bus had been driving along one ...

South_America Peru transportation infrastructure disaster

started by Wes Decker on 13 Apr 10 no follow-up yet

Art in Chile - 1 views

Chilean, Andrea Lira, living abroad in New York City decided to use her talents as an artist to keep the word out about the Chilean disaster. The visual image, in her opinion, is much more appeali...

started by Analeah Rosen on 11 Apr 10 no follow-up yet

Georgino - 0 views

http://www.hondurasnews.tv/newspapers/eltiempo_en.php A lot can be found in the news about the recent slayings of journalists in Honduras, but not as often can one really find the effects on the t...

latin america Culture honduras

started by evaurelia on 25 Apr 10 no follow-up yet

Southern Peru and Northern Chile Hit By Earthquake - 1 views

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Peru Chile South_America geology earthquake disaster

shared by Wes Decker on 06 May 10 - Cached

Wes Decker on 06 May 10

6.4 is pretty substantial, but still less than 1/1000th of what the big one this past winter was. The story is a very recent development, so nobody knows what the damage is yet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">6.4 is pretty substantial, but still less than 1/1000th of what the big one this past winter was. The story is a very recent development, so nobody knows what the damage is yet.</div>

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