Pooja Bhatia (From Pooja's Twitter profile)
The 7.0 earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince on January 12 is the worst Haiti has seen in over 200 years. Haiti's government says it buried 170,000, and millions are still in need of help. It was already the most impoverished country in the western hemisphere and nobody yet knows the extent of the devastation.
MoreIn the aftermath of the earthquake's devastation, residents in Port-Au-Prince had to scramble to help their injured neighbors. Without the help of international aid, they had to make do with basic first aid tools, like alcohol and gauze.
We speak to independent writer Pooja Bhatia via Skype from her house in Port-Au-Prince and she tells us about the extent of the devastation. Pooja has been sending updates on Twitter since the earthquake struck.
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One has to wonder: why the delay? The US was there in a matter of hours to overthrow Aristide? Why can't they implement the same efficiency to help than they do to hurt?
Also, why not report on the one who are already there and helping like China and Cuba, without tooting their own horn and begging for money from those who have none?
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