Chloe Gans-Rugebregt, Haiti delegation of the American Red Cross
Health delegate to the Haiti delegation of the American Red Cross.
Chloe Gans-Rugebregt is an aid worker in Haiti who just sent us this dispatch from Port-au-Prince. You can hear her live on the show on Friday morning.
I am currently the Health delegate to the Haiti delegation of the American Red Cross. I have been in this capacity for almost two years and have been in Haiti for about 4 years.
This is the most devastating thing I have ever seen. I was not in the capital when the earthquake struck but drove from Cap Haitian to Port-au-Prince the following day. We drove into the capital via Cite Soleil, where we passed the Brazilian U.N. base there that was completely collapsed. We passed the cathedral and the major landmarks of Champ De Mars, each block more and more devastated than the previous one.
Haitians run past damaged buildings in Port-au-Prince
(AFP/Getty Images/Getty)
Today we coordinated with the other Red Cross partners including our host Haitian Red Cross and International committee, Spanish, French, Canadian etc. We are coordinating a multi-pronged approach with several teams coming in from all over.
We drove through various neighborhoods. The slums on the hillsides have all collapsed. Port-au-Prince is a concrete jungle reduced to rubble. There are many many buildings, schools houses that still have people trapped under them.
There are dead bodies lining the streets and make shift tent areas where the wounded are camped out. I have seen many children wounded and talked with people who have lost their entire families. We are still searching for two of our co-workers.
There is so much more ... I Hope this is enough for now.
Comments [1]
What a golden opportunity for the Amerikan corporate voltures to move in!
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