7.3 Earthquake hits Haiti; Tsunami feared

[Gusteau]

One of my pledge brothers is Haitian, he goes back to visit family over breaks. I thought he was already back in the country but he's still there. None of us have been able to get in touch with him (which could be expected in such a disaster, but...) Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

One of my pledge brothers is Haitian, he goes back to visit family over breaks. I thought he was already back in the country but he's still there. None of us have been able to get in touch with him (which could be expected in such a disaster, but...) Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

someone tweeted this info: you could try this. US State Dept phone line for US citizens wondering about family in Haiti 1-888-407-4747

[kddani]

How terrible. My parents are on a cruise right now, thankfully they were in Aruba yesterday and are in Curacao today, so they're some distance away. They got to visit Haiti on a cruise a few years back before it became really unstable and it was really not your typical cruise ship stop - they really liked it.

Those poor people.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

One of my pledge brothers is Haitian, he goes back to visit family over breaks. I thought he was already back in the country but he's still there. None of us have been able to get in touch with him (which could be expected in such a disaster, but...) Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Please let us know when you hear something.

We have connections with St. Joseph's Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince. Word came that it is now rubble, although it appears that most of the 50 or so who live there are safe; at last word, one was unaccounted for.

One of my most cherished possessions is a Haitian carving of Christ as the Good Shepherd. I bought it in Port-au-Prince when I was 17, and I've always loved the way the shepherd, who holds the sheep in his arms, and the sheep look at each other. I look at that lamb today and pray that the people of Haiti will be held.

[epchick]

My prayers go out to all the Haitian people as well as all the people from around the world who lived in Haiti as peacekeepers. My prayers also go out people in Taiwan and Spain who supposedly had many prominent buildings fall as well (although I don't know how they felt it that bad, but DR and Cuba didn't have any major damage).

Among the known dead (according to this article) are:
the Roman Catholic archbishop of Port-au-Prince
the United Nations' secretary-general's special envoy (although there are conflicting reports, some say he is dead while others say he is just 'missing')
11 peacekeepers from Brazil
3 peacekeepers from Jordan
8 peacekeepers from China


and apparently Haiti's Senate president is alive but trapped in the ruined Parliament building along with many others.