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Originally Posted by FMlex
As of THIS (Friday) morning, Americans had "texted" $8 million to relief for Haiti!
That's fantastic.
Sad facts...
Badly damaged seaport -- hard to dock ships.
A tiny airport that is highly congested.
Lack of communication systems.
Disease is going to spread like wildfire.
Did you know that only 50% of Haitians normally have access to clean water? And 19% have access to proper sanitation.
They just have to be patient and cooperate. All countries are trying to help as much as possible.
Haitians are also turning violent, breaking out in fights and looting. Not good. 
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Great post--and some of the airport congestion is caused by all the media going down to Haiti. Is it necessary for ALL the local affiliates to also send tv crews to the area? My local tv station anchor was there. That's insane. After 3 days without food or water, these people are desperate. Maybe they will resort to parachuting food and water in.