HOLYEBONY: Devastation in Haiti.

So its barely two weeks into the new year, and major disaster has already struck. I am sure that by now, you have all heard that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in Haiti a couple of days ago, leaving apocalyptic like destruction in its path. Its hard to imagine the fear, the pain, the loss that people are feeling right at this moment. Unbelievable!

Picture: The presidential palace before and after the earthquake

Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake crushed thousands of structures, from schools and shacks to the National Palace and the U.N. peacekeeping headquarters. Untold numbers were still trapped.

It seemed clear that the death toll from Tuesday afternoon's magnitude-7.0 quake would run into the thousands. Among them was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Port-au-Prince, and France's foreign minister said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission also was apparently among the dead.

"Parliament has collapsed. The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed," President Rene Preval told The Miami Herald. "There are a lot of schools that have a lot of dead people in them."
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There are lots of organizations that are working around the clock to get aid to the victims. Even if you cannot go, please send a donation. This is not just a Haitian tragedy, its a human tragedy, and it should touch us all.

You can give to any of these organizations to help:

International charities are appealing for donations to help Haiti. Here are some of the ways you can help:

In the UK:

British Red Cross

Christian Aid

Medecins Sans Frontieres

In the US: