Monday, March 22, 2010
By now most of you have seen all the pictures of the devastating effect of the earthquake. Let me just say that anything you've seen on TV does not do it justice. First of all, buildings are down everywhere, I mean everywhere. You don't have to go on a special trip to find downed buildings. Every road has downed buildings. Some streets have every building down. Second of all, these are 2, 3 and 4 story buildings that are now about 15 feet tall. They didn't topple to the side but literally they collapsed on top of themselves. Finally, it has been over two months since the earthquake and from the conditions of the homes and streets it looks like it was last week. The rebuilding effort is going to take a while. In this picture you will see a bank. One of the WV staff was telling me it was closing time for banks and many of the tellers where counting their money and getting ready to head home for the day. Imagine trying to survive if your bank was flattened and you had no money.
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the pictures are devastating ive seen from haiti lets keep helping
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