Alo, presă românească! Au murit 100.000 de oameni în Haiti!

@ marius: credeam ca nu mai observa nimeni…ma doare sufletul…sa ne rugam pentru ei…macar atat…

Eu am auzit stirea azi noapte pe la 12 si ceva. Dimineata am intrat imediat pe Hotnews sa vad ce si cum…NIMIC!
La Realitatea mai anuntau cate ceva, cred de fapt ca jurnalul de la 7 dimineata s-a deschis chiar cu asta.
In rest, NIMIC!
Chiar ma gandeam la un moment dat: am visat eu sau chiar s-a intamplat?
Sa le fie rusine!

Va rog frumos, daca aveti bani, chef (….), timp (….) si un card serios, donati aici: concern.net.
Multumesc.

@Mugur Vărzariu: Poti sa si donezi, nu doar sa te rogi. Intrati la concern.net si aratati ca va pasa, nu doar vorbe goale.

Parca zici, ca nici nu seamana a cutremur,mai degraba a tunami.De fapt te uiatai la imagini dar,nu puteai sa le vezi,cit de rau erau oameni prinsi acolo.Dezlantuirea naturi, nu o poate opri nimeni.

In sfirsit a observat cineva…Felicitari…iata in sfirsit un articol util si bine facut…

Eu unul nu am reusit sa adorm toata noaptea… tocmai cand vroiam sa inchid s-a inrosit totul si USGS si EMSC.

Am dat pe CNN in momentul in care am vazut analiza de risk, shake-mapul si mi-am dat seama ca peste 2milioane de oameni au resimtit peste 8 pe noua scara Mercali.

Eu nu cred ca au murit 100k in momentul cutremurului, insa intre timp din cauza lipsei celor mai elementare servicii medicale a fost atinsa cifra asta, mii de oameni murind in agonie pe strazile din capitala si Carrefour (orasul unde s-a resimtit ca 9M)

Realitatea dormea pe ea, si doar pe site a aparut un articol cretin pe la ora 3.

Singura reactie normala a presei romanesti la aceasta catastrofa comparabila cu tsunamiul din Asia de SE a fost felul in care s-au deschis stirile de la PROTV in aceasta seara… reportaj foarte bun, emotionant, cu mult peste ceea ce am vazut la fiecare ora pe CNN sau BBC.

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nasol.romania nu da o mare importanta acestei tragedii.CNN-UL TOATA ZIUA ALOCA AMPLE REPORTAJE.TREBUIE SA AJUTAM ACESTI OAMENI.O SA VEDETI OAMENI DISTRUSI,SARACI.SA DE DOMNUL SA NE MAI DEA UN CUTREMUR SA NE TREZIM DEFINITIV DIN SOMN.CA NOI PAMANTENII DORMIM PE NOI.

Am vazut si eu. Presa international vuieste! BBC da raport minute-by-minute, CNN-ul la fel. Se fac apeluri la donatii pt. Red Cross, Medecins sans Frontieres sau Partners In Health. La noi? O nota de subsol… maica-mea auzise doar la radio in masina ceva sumar. Si sa ne aducem minte de maratoanele de stiri despre Jacko. Mi-e mie rusine pentru altii.

Este intr-adevar descalificanta atitudinea presei noastre.
Site-uri care inca tin la standardele lor mentioneaza extrem de sumar evenimentul. Trist… (Cel putin in Liberatea avem o fotografie.)

Alaiurile de comentatori care nu doar pling moartea vedetelor nationale si internationale, dar chiar tremura in direct la vreo operatie a lor, inca nu considera necesara vreo ‘iesire’.

…ce sa-i faci, aceeasi oameni care se ambaleaza revansard cind vreo agentie de stiri greseste o litera din vreun nume romanesc.

ok, deci presa-i clar nesimtita si n-o neaga nimeni.
a doua: buna informarea pt cei din tara (ca io-n canada sunt de ieri inundat de astea pe cnn).
a treia: dap, e-al treilea text pe-aici pe tema asta. ca primul veni de la fumi, iar al de sus (com. 1) a dat-o pe rugaciuni (mai sunt si d-astia, dar pe mugurel il stim de mult timp pe-aici, stim ce straie poarta). interesant ca nici nu stiti unii de altii, nici nu va uitati ce-au mai postat vecinii cand publicati…

la a patra o sa cam supar pe unii si-o spun direct: ce trebuie fratilor sa sara tot romanul ca-i tragedia lui peste acolo?! sunt doar cinic, ca s-o spun pe sleau astora de exagereaza: dap, sunt mai tot timpul dezastre de-astea pe tot globul si in fiece minut mai moare unul de foame sau de altceva. chiar trebuie sa-i ajutam pe toti? sau nu mai avem dimensiunea realitatii? romanii n-au trecut de stadiul de-a-i baga o moneda in mana vecinului sarac, ar da mai degraba un castron de supa maidanezului decat cersetorului de pe ulita, sa nu mai zic de alte prioritati. pe cine-l misca sa doneze. dar mai usor cu scos ochii si indignarile, ca datul cu trompeta-n cap mai mult irita. mai ales cand vine de la falsi profeti (ca mugurel ne ameteste acum cu cat de verde i-a parut haiti-ul, cand se-ntorcea din vacanta aia cu 1450 euro pe noapte la hotel, dar din St Barts).

hai sa va mai zic un secret: si-aici in canada se publica stirile astea, dar cu bun simt. in sensul ca nici nu-s pe toate canalele aceleasi imagini, nici nu-ti trage vreunul aiurea vreo scatoalca dupa ceafa “ba, tu ai dat bani? NUU? nemernicule”. si mai stiti ceva? cu atitudinea asta lumea da intr-adevar MAI MULT. fara sa se afiseze fiecare cu cat a dat si cate a dres. fara sa-ndemne doar pe altii. si fara sa-si puna faptele de bine la resume.

@c:

Si pe canalele franceze, cu acelasi bun simt. Si se mai discuta ceva despre ce este necesar ca ajutor (echipe, materiale..). Incearca sa se determine de ce au aia nevoie mai intai, n-am auzit inca de donatii de bani.

Un studiu din 2006, facut la 5 ani dupa 9/11 sept 2001, in diverse tari, a aratat ca romanii s-au implicat foarte mult emotional, insa nu stiuau mai nimic detalii sau date precise..Aici as indrazni sa spun ca si presa a avut o contributie, a obisnuit oamenii sa caute impactul emotional, nu informatia…

Sper doar ca in Ro, in caz de cutremur sau alta catastrofa, sa nu fie subiectul zilei Elodia, ca uitam de lopata si daramaturi.

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e o diferenta intre a da stirea pur si simplu, a da stirea pentru a se cere ajutoare (nu numai materiale, dar in quebec unde comunitatea haitiana este foarte mare, ajutorul consta si in grupuri facebook si linii telefonice pentru informatii despre rudele, prietenii, cunoscutii de acolo sau pe acolo) si a da stirea pentur culpabilizarea celorlalti (de altfel, nu am vazut asa ceva si cred mai degraba ca este suprainterpretarea ta).
+ informatia despre catastrofe este importanta nu pentur spiritele mortifere (gen otv), ci pentur ca suntem oameni si asta se numeste empatie. si da, daca poti sa faci ceva, fa-o.

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@george, vestul e mai pragmatic, da. fumi a bagat linkuri catre donatii doar cand i-am sugerat eu. dar macar a facut-o

@miki, reactionasem unitar la cele trei interventii de aici pe aceasta tema, si nu neaparat la adresa lui marius. nu ma-ndoiesc ca multi sunt sinceri, unii chiar ajuta sau sunt miscati. dar am convingerea ca pt majoritatea romanilor inca e confuz aspectul. cati n-or sa se uite de acum la tv doar ca arata ca un film bun, ca-n terminator? indemnul meu era sa nu ne bagam degetele in ochi aratandu-i pe cei nemiscati, ca nu ajuta. eu ceva un sit cu operatii efective, contributii concrete etc as fi vrut mai degraba sa vad. puterea exemplului e de neinlocuit

@oake: de ce va mira faptul ca nu au scris de cutremur ??? cand suntem un popor cu mass-media de ca…at,cu profesionalism cica,este mai important ce a baut Mutu la bar decat victimele cutremului,cu guvernanti si parlamentari de cac…at carora le pasa doar de ei. Romania s-a dus la vale rau de tot !!!!

enclava mortii si spiritul autistilor
Istoria intre Port-au-France si Bucuresti

Daca memoria sacrificiului din 89 ramane un relicvariu nu prea acurat de emotii discrepante si balbaieli in care nu se poate decupa mai nimic pe conturul unui adevar, oricare ar fi fost acela, nici macar miercuri 13 – 2010, 100.000 de oameni morti nu reusesc sa ne zgaltaie. deloc si nici sa ne suscite macar un gram mediatic simulat de compasiune.
cand scriu acum randurile astea este joi, 16 ianuarie 2010, ora 6,30 iar ziarele noastre electronice, televiziunile si intreaga presa se inverte previzibil in jurul unor breaking-news vecine cu sceleratia si repetate obstinat si lugubru.
au murit 100.000 de oameni in Haiti. Le Figaro, New York Times, Washington post lucreaza cu titluri greu de imaginat si greu de inteles; slide-urile cu imagini post cataclismice te fac partas la racordul lor cu realitatea. in tot acest tempo jurnalistic global in care totul fuge pe langa noi si de sub haitieni, cotidiane precum “Adevarul” sau gandul au zbateri autist-imbecile pe raza unor titluri in care este prezenta pedanta jurnlistica a diseminarii subiectului zilei: axa Vladescu – Gheorghe – Btimann.
Gandul titreaza: Trupa lui Vlădescu: Bittman, după Gheorghe. „La Finanţe e foarte mişto”. Cum aşteaptă cei doi negocierile cu FMI, citiţi în INTERVIURILE GÂNDUL
Jurnalul, autist la vocabula Haiti – are preocupari forestiere: SPECIAL
Drujba politică distruge pădurea
iar cotidianul, in aceeasi acolada vexata a defazarii transeaza strategia lui gheorghe si vocalele lui bitmann.
singuri, Marius Cosmeanu si Mugur Varzariu par sa fie pe lumea aceasta intr-un racord uman si real cu Port-au-France, o enclava a mortii si semnul dereglarii noastre complete.
nici macar enormitati ctaclismice nu ne mai pot deturna titlurile breaking-news-urilor si nu pot pune in paranteza cum suntem – complet inadecvati si anacronici.

10:49 p.m. — The Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Argentine Mobile Military Hospital — which they say is the only hospital functioning in Port-au-Prince — has treated more than 800 people. Argentine Armed Forces helicopters are helping evacuate the “gravely injured” people to Santo Domingo, in the neighboring Dominican Republic. Argentina also plans to send an airplane with aid to the area, the statement said.

10:42 p.m. — CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, who is reporting from Haiti, wrote on his Twitter feed: “what i have seen here in #haiti, i have never seen before. while i hate to say this, it seems somewhat hopeless. bodies still in the streets” Follow Sanjay Gupta’s reporting from Haiti through his Twitter feed.

9:54 p.m. — The people of Jacmel, Haiti are lining the streets, setting tires on fire to light up a town that has been reduced to rubble in many parts and is without power. The flames are all that illuminate what remains of this town on the southern coast of Haiti, about 25 miles from the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

9:47 p.m. — At least 16 peacekeepers — 11 Brazilians, three Jordanians, one Argentine and one Chadian — working with the U.N. mission in Haiti were reported dead Wednesday afternoon, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

9:45 p.m. — The New York Yankees announced a donation of $500,000 in support of rescue and relief efforts following the tragic earthquake in Haiti.

9:38 p.m. — Video images captured just moments after the earthquake in Haiti show dust-covered survivors rushing through the streets, yelling in terror. Other trapped in buildings are seen punching out debris and bricks, and shouting for help and trying to squeeze themselves out through cracks in the structures.

9:00 p.m. — The Dominican Republic was the first country give aid to Haiti in the aftermath of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake.

8:57 p.m. — “The hospitals themselves, the destination of those patients who might survive, they’re nonexistent or have a terrible infrastructure,” Gupta said.

8:54 p.m. — “Simply getting through the streets to collect the dead bodies is seemingly an impossible task,” CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports from the capital, where shooting could be heard in the background. “There’s hardly any heavy machinery to try and dig through the rubble — people are doing it by hand.”

8:53 p.m. — CNN’s Sanjay Gupta reports hearing gunfire in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as people stay on the streets, fearing aftershocks.

8:40 p.m. — Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, said he is organizing a congressional delegation visit to Haiti. Members will be leaving “as soon as we can,” he said, adding that he expects “a large cross-section of members, even Republicans.”

8:37 p.m. — Air space is not open to charitable organizations.

8:36 p.m. — A unit of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Forces left Hurlburt Field in Florida, with the unit including airmen, search-and-rescue experts and equipment to set up temporary air traffic control systems.

8:32 p.m — 16 members of the Brazilian-led peacekeeping force deployed in Haiti are confirmed dead, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says.

8:31 p.m. — As many as 150 members of the U.N. mission in Haiti remained unaccounted for, U.N. officials say.

8:29 p.m. — One of two U.S. miltary planes carrying a 30-man assessment team arrived at Port-au-Prince airport about 5:30 pm ET. The team will assess what Haiti needs to cope with the immediate aftermath of this disaster.

8:03 p.m. — “I’ve seen people walking with coffins over their heads,” Cooper reports.

8:02 p.m. — Anderson Cooper reports that there are people digging with their hands on every street corner. One woman just found alive.

7:50 p.m. — The Jolie-Pitt Foundation announced it would contribute $1 million to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) emergency medical operations responding to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12. “It is incredibly horrible to see a catastrophe of this size hit a people who have been suffering from extreme poverty, violence and unrest for so many decades,” said Angelina Jolie.

7:39 p.m. — The coordinator for U.S. assistance to Haiti in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake says the entire government is marshaling a massive response, with the immediate goal of saving as many lives as possible within the next 72 hours. “We are working aggressively and in a highly coordinated way, across the federal government, to bring all of the assets and capacities we have to bear to quickly and effectively provide as much assistance as possible,” said Rajiv Shah, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

7:31 p.m. — “We need medicine. We need medical help in general,” Haitian President Rene Preval told CNN. “Some of the hospitals, they collapsed. The hospitals, they are full and they put people in the outside the hospital. So we need some hospitals, some medicine and some doctors.”

7:15 p.m. — Former U.S. President and U.N. Special Envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton, who in 1975 honeymooned in Haiti with the current secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, urged people to donate to clintonfoundati../

7:11 p.m. — Under a U.S. State Department program, individuals with U.S. cell phones can donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting “Haiti” to 90999. The State Department said Wednesday afternoon that the campaign had received nearly 83,000 hits.

6:43 p.m. — Iceland is sending a 37-man search-and-rescue team and offered to help evacuate foreign nationals, its foreign ministry said. Authorities in the United States, Sweden and Denmark have already accepted the offer.

6:41 p.m. — Americans trying to locate family members in Haiti should contact the State Department at 888-407-4747.

6:39 p.m. — “The major need is for search and rescue. We have enormous numbers of people trapped under the rubble,” United Nations’ Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. He added, “There’s a big need for medical teams, medical facilities… “We need to get that on the ground very quickly.”

6:36 p.m. — Airlines are uncertain about when commercial service to disaster-ravaged Haiti will resume.

6:31 p.m. — Pat Robertson, the evangelical Christian who once suggested God was punishing Americans with Hurricane Katrina, says a “pact to the devil” brought on the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

6:29 p.m. — Washington Post: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has decided to cancel the remainder of her trip to Asia and will return to Washington, the State Department says. She had been scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia.

5:59 p.m. — U.S. State Department clarifies: Americans do not go to airport now. Seek safe shelter.

5:45 p.m. — U.S. State Department: About 160 American citizens are at airport waiting for evacuation to Guantanamo. U.S. has heard from less than 100 other Americans. Two C-130s at airport, prepared to evacuate American citizens.

5:36 p.m. — U.S. State Department asks journalists to get out the word: U.S. citizens in Haiti who want to be evacuated — go to airport.

5:31 p.m. — Search-and-rescue teams from the U.S. prepared to head to Haiti, among them the 72-person Los Angeles County, California, Fire Urban Search and Rescue team and the 80-member Miami-Dade, Florida, Urban Search and Rescue Team. The teams include paramedics, search dogs, communication specialists and rescuers trained in combing through collapsed structures looking for victims.Read

5:29 p.m. — The quake affected roughly one in three Haitians — about 3 million people, the Red Cross estimated.

4:58 p.m. — ‘Heroes’ actor Jimmy Jean-Louis searching for parents in Haiti Read

4:48 p.m — Question and answer with Edwidge Danticat, acclaimed Haitian-American writer, who says quake is a “catastrophe beyond measure” but that Haitians have incredible resilience and will rebuild. Read

4:47 p.m. — The World Bank promised $100 million in emergency funding for recovery and reconstruction, subject to approval by the World Bank’s board of directors.

4:44 p.m — The main airport in Haiti appears to be operable, which should enable foreign aid to start flowing into the country in the wake of the powerful earthquake that slammed the impoverished nation late Tuesday afternoon.

4:37 p.m — Former President Bill Clinton, U.N. special envoy to Haiti, speaks to United Nations on the devastation.

4:28 p.m. — Another aftershock rattles Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

4:25 p.m. — Miami Herald: The Obama administration is temporarily suspending deportations of undocumented Haitian nationals who are in the United States, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday at a news conference in Miami.

4:23 p.m. — Estimated 40,000-45,000 Americans live in Haiti. Conditions of many unknown.

4:19 p.m. — France, Haiti’s former colonial ruler, dispatched two planeloads of rescue personnel, one from Guadeloupe in the Caribbean and one from Marseilles, France. Alain Joyandet, the French minister of cooperation, said there was particular concern about approximately 200 French tourists who were staying at the Hotel Montana in Port au Prince. Reports said the hotel had collapsed.

4:18 p.m. — Cuba sent an additional 30 doctors, plus medical supplies, to join the 344 doctors and paramedics it already had working throughout Haiti on humanitarian missions, said Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.

4:10 p.m. — U.S House of Representatives holds a moment of silence for earthquake victims in Haiti.

4:09 p.m. — “I cannot live in the palace; I cannot live in my own house,” said President Preval. “The two collapsed.”

4:08 p.m — Haitian President Preval: “You have to see it to believe it. Lots of houses destroyed, hospitals, schools, personal homes — a lot of people in the street, dead.”

4:07 p.m. — Spain is sending three planeloads of aid — two from Panama in Central America and one from Madrid, the Spanish capital, CNN affiliate CNN+ reported. Spain is also making 3 million euros ($4.35 million) available for aid and will coordinate the European Union response

4:06 p.m. — Canada already had a five-man team in Haiti as part of U.N. activity there. All five are uninjured and are helping with the relief effort, Capt. Elizabeth Tremblay told CNN.

4:04 p.m. — Brazil’s Ministry of Defense ordered its troops in the country to offer whatever assistance they can, Brazil’s official news agency reported. The South American nation has 1,266 troops — including 250 in an engineering unit — in Haiti as part of a United Nations stabilization force.

4:02 p.m. — Habitat for Humanity is sending an assessment team to Haiti and putting together resources “to address shelter solutions for low-income families affected” by the quake, said Torre Nelson, area vice president in Habitat for Humanity International’s Latin America and Caribbean office.

4:02 p.m. — AmeriCares is sending $3 million worth of medical aid to Haiti, including antibiotics, bandages and other medical supplies, and is sending relief workers to help distribute the supplies. It will also send another 10,000 pounds of emergency relief supplies in the coming days from its warehouse in Amsterdam, Netherlands, it said.

4:01 p.m. — The World Health Organization is sending a 12-person team to Haiti to help with the medical response

4:00 p.m. — The World Food Programme is immediately airlifting an additional 86 metric tons of food from its emergency hub in El Salvador, which will provide more than half a million emergency meals, the agency said. The aid includes ready-to-eat food and high-energy biscuits.

3:57 p.m — The Haitian consul general to the United Nations, Felix Augustin, told reporters Port-au-Prince is “flattened.”

3:55 p.m — Haitian President Rene Preval told CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Port-au-Prince that he had heard that 30,000 or 100,000 people had been killed in the earthquake, but added “it’s too early to give a number.”

3:53 p.m. — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today released the following statement regarding the earthquake in Haiti: “Like all Rhode Islanders, my heart goes out to the people of Haiti and Haitian-Americans who are struggling with the devastation and loss of life following yesterday’s earthquake. “President Obama has mobilized U.S. Coast Guard ships and aircraft and is sending additional resources to help with the relief effort. “I have been contacted by several families who have relatives in Haiti, some of whom were expected to return to Rhode Island within the week. My office continues to coordinate efforts with the State Department, the American Citizen Service Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian Consulate in New York, and the Haitian Embassy in Washington, DC. “I have also received many calls from Rhode Islanders wanting to help. Those wishing to help should contact the Red Cross, which is only taking cash donations at this time. Additionally, a volunteer list is being formed and there are efforts underway to help volunteers who have been trained in disaster relief to travel to Haiti, if needed. “I encourage Rhode Islanders who need assistance contacting family members and loved ones in Haiti to contact my office.”

3:50 p.m. — Rainn Wilson of “The Office” statement on Haiti: With a heavy and anxious heart, my prayers go out to the noble, beautiful, broken country of Haiti. My wife and I had the great good fortune to spend a week there this last October on behalf of some charities we were working with, plantingpeace.org and the Mona Foundation. We met beautiful, vital students in many schools, street-children trying to educate themselves and many selfless Haitian teachers and doctors working to be of service to their country. I don’t know if they are all alive or dead right now and it’s breaking my heart. The hotel we stayed at and most of the places we visited now lie in rubble. I believe in the power of prayer and I believe in the power of service. Even if you can only give 20 bucks, that will go a long, long way In a country as devastatingly poor as Haiti. Please also send prayers and hope that the world takes drastic action to remedy this horrific disaster. Rainn Wilson

3:47 p.m. — Lumiere Medical Ministries e-mail to CNN: All 25 employees are fine. The ministry has been in Haiti for 25 years. They have a 30 bed hospital and an orphanage. Hank was able to get in touch with the Head Dr. by telephone and he says there is devastation everywhere and many injured. The ministry was scheduled to do the official ribbon cutting for the brand new hospital in February. They are able to treat out patient and some procedure. A container with supplies was sent last night.

3:45 p.m. — “I’m still looking to understand the magnitude of the event,” Preval says. “There are risks that the houses will continue to collapse.”

3:43 p.m — Haitian President Rene Preval to CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “We don’t have the capacity” to bring all the injured to hospitals.

3:05 p.m. — The U.S. Coast Guard has mobilized ships and aircraft to positions where they can be quickly sent to Haiti if needed, the service says on its Web site. Standing by are: A C-130 Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida; the cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami; The cutter Forward, homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia; the cutter Tahoma, homeported in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; the cutter Mohawk, homeported in Key West, Florida.

2:11 p.m. — “Port-au-Prince is flattened … more than 100,000 are dead,” Felix Augustin, the Haitian consul general to U.N., tells reporters in New York. The hospitals are gone and medical supplies and heavy equipment are desperately needed, he says.

2:09 p.m. — Doctors Without Borders has about 800 staff in Haiti, many of whom have not been accounted for.

2:04 p.m. — Want to more about Haiti? Check out this interactive snapshot.

1:21 p.m. — With phone lines down and communication cut, Haitians living in U.S. are “sick with worry.” State Department line for those seeking information about loved ones: 1-888-407-4747. Full story

1:15 p.m. — From Anderson Cooper in Port-au-Prince: “The only thing to compare it to is Hurricane Katrina. But in the last 30 minutes — or the last hour that I’ve been driving, I’ve seen probably 20 to 25 bodies on the streets. And that’s just on the main avenues in downtown Port-au-Prince.”

1 p.m. — 40,000-45,000 Americans in Haiti, the U.S. State Department says. The Embassy has been in touch with about 40. No confirmed deaths. About a dozen injured. “Clearly that will go up,” says Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley.

12:41 p.m. — Photo gallery shows the destruction.

12:30 p.m. — At least 15 U.N. peacekeepers reported dead.

12:27 p.m. — Joseph Serge Miot, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince, died in the quake, according to the official Vatican newspaper.

12:18 p.m. — Haiti prime minister tells CNN he believes well over 100,000 have died in earthquake.

12:12 p.m. — Anderson Cooper says situation at airport “pretty quiet.” He says small military presence from Dominican Republic is at the airport.

11:45 a.m. — National Penitentiary collapsed and inmates escaped, prompting worries about looting by escapees.

11:35 a.m. — Want to help? Check out Impact Your World

11:13 a.m. — Fabiola Surena shared photos of her parents’ home and her aunt and uncle’s property in Debussy, Haiti — both areas are severely damaged. Aunt and uncle’s property; Parents’ home

11:07 a.m. — Catholic Relief Services staff member Karel Zelenka provided this account via e-mail. “Damage incredible all around … Some major buildings are gone — the hotel Montana, the National Palace etc… People have been screaming and chanting all over the place … It is a disaster of the century, we should be prepared for thousands and thousands of dead and injured.”

11:03 a.m. — 50-member Chinese rescue team ready to depart for Haiti, China’s Xinhua news agency reports.

11:01 a.m. — More than 100 employees of U.N. mission unaccounted for.

10:45 a.m. — Read an easy-to-read guide on Haiti and its history.

10:39 a.m. — A Haitian-American tells CNN her parents died in the quake, days after visiting her in South Florida. Full story

10:35 a.m. — Twitter is playing a critical role in collecting donations to help disaster victims, CNNMoney.com reports.

10:26 a.m. — The people of Haiti have a friend and partner in the United States, President Obama says in concluding news conference. Watch news conference

10:24 a.m. — USAID Administrator Raj Shah will coordinate American relief efforts, Obama says.

10:23 a.m. — President Obama extends “deep condolences” to people of Haiti. Says he has ordered a “swift” and “coordinated” response .

10:21 a.m. — None of three aid centers run by Doctors without Borders in Haiti is operable, the group says.

10:20 a.m. — People of Haiti will have full support of the United States, President Obama says.

10:16 a.m. — The main airport in Haiti appears to be operable, U.S. State Department spokesman says.

10:15 a.m. — The U.N. Haitian mission chief and the agency’s deputy special representative are unaccounted for, says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

10:11 a.m. — Air traffic control “is very dicey,” says CNN’s Anderson Cooper. While flying over Haiti, his helicopter had to make last-minute maneuver to avoid hitting another aircraft. Watch Anderson Cooper video

10:10 a.m. — People are standing around wondering where to go, says Anderson Cooper, who flew over Haiti in a helicopter. Major buildings have collapsed — pancaked together.

10:07 a.m. — “It’s incredibly shocking,” says Anderson Cooper.

10:04 a.m. — President of Lumiere Medical Ministries, which has been in Haiti for 25 years, tells CNN all 25 employees are fine.

9:57 a.m. — Follow Tweets from CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

9:39 a.m. — “I heard a lot of people praying, saying that Jesus is coming, saying that we need to pray, we need to save our lives by believing in God,” witness Carel Pedre tells CNN.

8:53: a.m. — President Obama to make statement on Haiti at 10 a.m. ET.

8:41 a.m. — The U.N. Haitian mission chief and the agency’s deputy special representative are unaccounted for, says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

8:41 a.m. — U.S. was the first to offer help, says Haitian ambassador to the U.S.

8: 32 a.m. — Quake “destroyed” much of Port-au-Prince, the country’s first lady reported. Full story

7: 30 a.m. — Reconnaissance flights to go over Haiti soon, says U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley.

7:07 a.m. –The quake affected roughly one in three Haitians — about 3 million people, the Red Cross estimated. Full story

4:30 a.m. — A “large number” of people with the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti were unaccounted for. Three Jordanian peacekeepers killed.

3:40 a.m. on January 13, 2009 — Residents hunkered down for the night, awaiting daylight to ascertain full scope of devastation.

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11:45 p.m. — “Can hear people gathered in the distance singing prayers,” wrote Richard Morse, hotel manager at the Oloffson Hotel, wrote on Twitter.

10:32 p.m. — Haiti’s infrastructure world’s worst even in the best of times, says country’s ambassador to the U.S.

9:13 p.m. — U.N. headquarters in Haiti collapsed, U.N. officials say.

8:45 p.m. — Eyewitnesses report heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital.

7: 56 p.m. — U.S. State Department told to expect “serious loss of life” in Haiti.

6:50 p.m. — Tsunami watch cancelled.

5:23 p.m. — A tsunami watch is in effect for Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic.

5:14 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2009 — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southern Haiti, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

PRESA ROMANEASCA? pai exista asa ceva?

Iar in ziua cand cutremur de 7,5 grade pe scara Richter va lovi Bucurestii nici un ziar din Haiti nu va consemna marea tragedie a pierderii a sute de mii de vietzi.

Ai dreptate cu submediatizarea celei mai importante stiri de pe planeta. Dar cred ca supraapreciezi Bucurestiul. Din cate stiu eu si din cate am gasit si pe net Bucurestiul are putin sub 2 milioane de locuitori… nu stiu de unde ai scos tu dublu… of of… defectele astea profesionale ale jurnalistilor: exagerare, supraaprecierea locurilor de care apartin si subaprecierea importantei celorlalte locuri.

Si, ca de fiecare data cand undeva pe planeta se intampla o catastrofa ,Ministeriul Trebilor Dinafara numara iute cati romanasi rataciti pe acolo au mierlit-o[habar n-am cum reusesc sa faca numaratoarea asta] De data asta am rasuflat usurati :ce ne pasa noua ca au pierit zeci de mii ,bine ca au scapat cu viata cei 21 politai aflati in misie. Nici un alt suflet de romanas nu s-a pripasit,nu-i asa, pe acolo.

Pentru noi e doar statistica. Noi avem un alt fel de a privi lucrurile: domnulsix.wordp../

Ce mai conteaza 100.000? Daca nu sunt euroi sau gipane, nu intereseaza pe nimeni.

Presa romaneasca, mai ales televiziunile de stiri, ar trebui sa primeasca premiul pentru cea mai PROVINCIALA presa de pe mapamond. Nici una din temele importante care depasesc sfera cancanului politiic nu strabate. Nici macar cele nationale, dar internationale. Tocsou’ este cea mai ieftina forma de a face televiziune. Si stau si trancane zeci de ore. Ca sa se uite cineva la ei sint obligati sa aleaga subiecte de scandal, ca altfel moare omu de plictiseala. Macar zero TV isi asuma deschis aceast statut,dar pretentiile celor de la RTV si Antene ca ar fi ziaristi, sint cu atit mai ridicole.
P. S. Chiar s/au facut 4 milioane de locuitori in Bucuresti?

De ce vă miraţi d-le Cosmeanu? Primul exemplu care îmi vine în minte, din aceeaşi logică: de cand se petrece câte un atac, un atentat ceva, prin vreunul din teatrele de operaţii în care Romania are soldaţi, imposibil să nu se găsească vreun reprezentant al presei romaneşti care să nu-şi încheie reportajul cu ceva de genul “…DIN FERICIRE!!!, niciun militar român nu a fost rănit/nu şi-a pierdut viaţa…”, chestii din filmul ăsta. Dacă nu e de-al nostru, român verde mioritic, nu contează.

Ne putem ruga. Atat. Ce putem face noi ca dam poze si scriem 7 pagini de ziar despre tragediile acelea? In ce fel schimba viata noastra? Ne bucuram ca altii o duc mai rau? Ii ajutam cu ceva concret? Atatia copiii mor intr-o luna in pantecele mamelor lor. In Romania. Adica sunt ucisi… pentru dreptul la libertate si exprimare. Schimbam lumea daca impiedicam o astfel de crima, nu daca stam pe net si citim doua ore despre dezastrul din Haiti sau mai stiu eu unde.

da, presa de la bucuresti e ca presa din fundul unui sat rusesc. pentru orice conferinta de presa toate televiziunile fac breaking news. pentru asasinarea baschetbalistului ala s-a facut live 4 zile, inclusiv din cosciug. dar atunci cand o chestie pe plan mondial afecteaza mii, zecii de mii, sute de mii de oameni – stiristii habar n-au.

fara scoala si fara fler – asta sunt toti cei care conduc redactiile de stiri. s-au obisnuit sa le zica patronu ce si cum sa intre, incat n-au creier sa gandeasca pe cont propriu. da sa vezi dupa ce le da comanda, ce mai live-uri, ce mai tanguieli televizate, ce mai telenovela stiristica o sa apara.

la revoltele din iran am cautat zile intregi o stire prin presa noastra – nada!

deh, cand faci presa patronului care te plateste doar sa te aiba in insectar, iti pierzi reflexele de fluture zglobiu.

N-au dom’le televiziunile si presa noastra bani de stirile astea. Si asa au luat “de pe net” tot ce au prins.

in germania pana si ziarele locale au pe prima pagina tragedia din Haiti. chiar eram curios sa aflu mai multe asa ca am deschis pagini de web la ziarele din ro unde….nimic. abia in josu pagini ceva legat de mortii din ambasade , mda restu oricum nu conteaza.looooseri.sper sa da-ti toti faliment.

Aseara, TVR-ul a deschis stirile cu Haiti.

Alo, presa romaneasca, in Statele Unite e un razboi civil in desfasurare Se duce dracului “democratia”
capitalista in epoca fascismului economic! optlasuta.wordp../
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@Razvan si Mihai
nu am plusat, populatia Bucurestiului se apropie de 4 milioane. Nimeni nu stie precis cati locuitori are in prezent Capitala, dar informatia om de acum max. o luna (a fost o declaratie a lui Oprescu? Videanu?, nu mai tin minte exact, sorry). Nu e estimarea mea.

Ai dreptate, asa este presa romaneasca, provinciala si defazata. Observ si spun asta de multi ani.

Cum se pot dona bani din Romania ?

@Cata
La postarea lui Alin Fumurescu despre Haiti sunt cateva adrese.

Ce sa facem daca Mogulul nu plateste pentru asa ceva….

Dumnezeu sa-i ierte pe morti! Romanilor le-a placut in 89-90 cand veneau camioane cu ajutoare pentru noi? Ei, a venit vremea sa intoarcem pomana!

Inca o stire care nu a fost dat nicaieri, desi si eu am trimis stirea la Realitate, Antena1, ProTV, Prima si B1:

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probabil ca asta este una din cele mai bune confirmari pentru “presa ticalosita” presa e facuta de de lobotomizati si prefera sa mediatizeze prostii decat sa faca cu adevarat informare

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Rainews, BBC, CNN, ARTE,TVE,ATP, TV5. toate televiziunile lumii solidarizeaza.. numai cele din Europa de Est si Italia n-au chef.

E o tragedie, e cumplit! De ce nu scrieti ma, de ce nu aratati nici o imagine de acolo?

Ca presa romaneasca se conentreaza pe lucruri total neinteresante este dureros…dar revoltatoare este atitudinea politicienilor romani si in general a populatiei tarii noastre. Singura persoana din tara asta care a ajutat, sau macar a incercat sa ii ajute oamenii aia a fost Miss Romania. Conform Google! Atat…in rest…gandirea noastra…lasa-i sa moara ca sunt departe.

Rusine.
5 euro…20 RON daca s-ar dona…am ajuta si noi…din pacate paharelul de dimineata din birt este obligatoriu! o mana de ajutor unor oameni pe care i-a lovit soarta, NU!

La un singur lucru ma gandesc. Daca era Romania? Ca saracie nu suntem departe. Dar noi suntem mai norocosi!

Unde-i unul nu-i putere,unde-s doi puterea creşte,unde-s toţi e DUMNEZEU.Dacă toţi haitienii ar fi solidari între ei ar fi minunat,consecinţele însă,după cum arată reporterii nu le înlătură împreună.Se vede că nu sunt uniţi,dacă se bat înde ei de la mâncare,apă şi alte bunătăţi.Dacă şi această tragedie nu ia solidarizat,înseamnă că vudu(drăcia) ia învins.Ne rămîne nouă de învăţătură fraţilor,această tragedie a haitienilor şi să ne rugăm pentru ei.Să se întoarcă la BUNUL DUMNEZEU,le-a arătat DOMNUL puterea sa când echipa de salvatori au scos bătrâna de 70 de ani de sub dărâmiturile soborului episcopal catolic la a 8-a zi după cutremur.Minune, cânta sărăcuţa imnuri.Credinţa a salvat-o.

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