Wednesday
Jan202010
Haiti: Josh Shahryar's News LiveBlog (19/20 January)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7:18
EA's Josh Shahryar brings the overnight news from Haiti, complemeting his latest updates on the humanitarian situation:
0500 GMT
The Los Angeles Times has another touching story of a rescue attempt in Haiti:
Newspapers in Mexico this morning carried a happy item about Mexican officials in Haiti finding one of their countrymen who had been missing in the ruins for nearly a week.
But the tale didn’t mention that it was Times correspondent Tracy Wilkinson who came across the victim and relayed his whereabouts to Mexican diplomatic officials here in Mexico City.
Carlos Peralta, a Spanish teacher living in Port-au-Prince, lay writhing in pain on a salvaged pew outside a church when Wilkinson found him Sunday while she was reporting on prayer services in the quake-ravaged city.
Read full entry by CLICKING HERE.
0427 GMT
Catch Pierre’s livestream with news and live updates from Haiti by clicking here.
0400 GMT
Fireside International has more pictures from the tragedy. You can access them by going here. They only ask for your email address, that’s all. CLICK HERE to visit the page. (Be warned, some of the images are going to be very disturbing to some people. Don’t view without understanding that and don’t pass along without a stern warning.)
0352 GMT
Search and rescue attempts at Port-au-Prince’s Caribbean Supermarket seemingly ends after seven days. There are people still trapped under the rubble, but hope for their survival has ends as this story from CNN explains.
Read LiveBlog....
0500 GMT
The Los Angeles Times has another touching story of a rescue attempt in Haiti:
Newspapers in Mexico this morning carried a happy item about Mexican officials in Haiti finding one of their countrymen who had been missing in the ruins for nearly a week.
But the tale didn’t mention that it was Times correspondent Tracy Wilkinson who came across the victim and relayed his whereabouts to Mexican diplomatic officials here in Mexico City.
Carlos Peralta, a Spanish teacher living in Port-au-Prince, lay writhing in pain on a salvaged pew outside a church when Wilkinson found him Sunday while she was reporting on prayer services in the quake-ravaged city.
Read full entry by CLICKING HERE.
0427 GMT
Catch Pierre’s livestream with news and live updates from Haiti by clicking here.
0400 GMT
Fireside International has more pictures from the tragedy. You can access them by going here. They only ask for your email address, that’s all. CLICK HERE to visit the page. (Be warned, some of the images are going to be very disturbing to some people. Don’t view without understanding that and don’t pass along without a stern warning.)
0352 GMT
Search and rescue attempts at Port-au-Prince’s Caribbean Supermarket seemingly ends after seven days. There are people still trapped under the rubble, but hope for their survival has ends as this story from CNN explains.
Read LiveBlog....
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