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Hello Bearville World! I'm sure you're all aware of the outrageous earthquake in Hati well BearvilleWorld will be supporting it virtually and in real (real by donating at BABW). We want YOU to join us at our OFFICAL hugs4Hati Walk in build-a-bearville. We will also have a donation account where you can donate bear bills virtually to hati and we will collect them all and she how much we raise. A little bit of info on what happenedThe 2010 Haiti earthquake was a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Its [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] was near the town of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]By 24 January, at least 52 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] An estimated three million people were affected by the quake;[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] stated, on 27 January, that "nearly 170,000" bodies had been counted.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Reports claimed that 20,000 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and 225,000 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] had collapsed or were severely damaged.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The earthquake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and other settlements in the region. Many notable landmark buildings were significantly damaged or destroyed, including the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] building, the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], and the main jail. Among those killed were [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Monsignor [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.],[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and opposition leader [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The headquarters of the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (MINUSTAH), located in the capital, collapsed, killing many, including the Mission's Chief, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Many countries responded to appeals for [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], pledging funds and dispatching rescue and medical teams, engineers and support personnel. Communication systems, air, land, and sea transport facilities, hospitals, and electrical networks had been damaged by the earthquake, which hampered rescue and aid efforts; confusion over who was in charge, air traffic congestion, and problems with prioritisation of flights further complicated early relief work. Port-au-Prince's morgues were quickly overwhelmed; tens of thousands of bodies were buried in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] As rescues tailed off, supplies, medical care and sanitation became priorities. Delays in aid distribution led to angry appeals from aid workers and survivors, and some looting and sporadic violence were observed.On 22 January the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] noted that the emergency phase of the relief operation was drawing to a close, and on the following day the Haitian government officially called off the search for survivors.______________________________WHEN : 6TH FEBRUARY (SATURDAY) 2010DEN: HEART ROCKTIME: 7:30PM (UK)WHERE: BEGIN AT NEIGHBOURHOODWHY: TO SUPPORT HATIWHAT 2 WEAR: -The Route neighborhoodpaw parkfriendship forest park[5 min break]entrancepathfarm[5 min break] cave [2 min break] sunshine shores cave sunshine shores [Pawty]PLEASE JOIN US! | |
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Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:43 am by IanJanuary48