After the earthquake in Haiti that attacked at a 7.0 magnitude, people around the world are offering their support to try to help. These gifts come in many different forms from doctors, to medicine and specialist rescue teams. The quake is the cause of death for a number of lives that some humanitarian crisis officials estimate to be as large as 100,000 lives. The goal is to same as many lives as possible within the first 72 hours after the first quake. Many countries like Chile for example are sending tons of help.l Chile is sending 20 doctors, 12 tons of medical supplies, food and three tons of medicine, and according to President Barack Obama, the U.S. will be working with them to try to coordinate relief. Some big companies have pledged to donate a half a million dollars each like Walmart, Google, Yankees, Bank of America and more. Even some celebrities are helping like Wyclef Jean, by using texting for donations.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/14/haiti.aid/index.html
I think its very sad that something like this has happened, but it is inspiring to see how much help the world can provide to a country, and see all the helpers come together as a team. The companies that have come out to donate the half a million dollars is really crazy, and shows that we should start to try to help, and it has been made easy on us because of things set up like Wyclef Jean's texting idea of how to donate 5 dollars and 10 dollars added to the phone bill.
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