Officials are predicting that deaths from the 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti yesterday may be in the hundreds of thousands. "I hope that is not true, because I hope the people had the time to get out," Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told CNN. Haiti’s president told the Miami Herald that the toll was “unimaginable” and reports say that the scene in Port-au-Prince is truly horrifying; most of the city is leveled to the ground, and bodies litter the streets. As many as three million may be left homeless, reported the Red Cross.
Medical aid for those injured during the quake is scarce, since hospitals were destroyed as well. However, the airport is open and foreign aid workers have begun to arrive. The World Bank has promised $100 million in emergency funding and the U.S. has sent workers by ship and by plane. Brazil, France, China, Russia, Spain, England, Iceland and Cuba have also offered assistance as have numerous other organizations. Of course, Rush Limbaugh says to keep your wallet closed, because, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." And according to Pat Robertson, there's also Haiti's pact with the Devil to blame for the earthquake.
