In contrast to the furor over the perceived slow response to Hurricane Katrina, Haiti gets very little press now that the news has grown old. That doesn't change the terrible tragedy that still unfolds every day. Fox News reports that nine months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, only around 2% of the rubble has been cleared....
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — From the dusty rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace that looks like it's spewing concrete from its core, rubble is one of the most visible reminders of Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Rubble is everywhere in this capital city: cracked slabs, busted-up cinder blocks, half-destroyed buildings that still spill bricks and pulverized concrete onto the sidewalks. Some places look as though they have been flipped upside down, or are sinking to the ground, or listing precariously to one side.
By some estimates, the quake left about 33 million cubic yards of debris in Port-au-Prince — more than seven times the amount of concrete used to build the Hoover Dam. So far, only about 2 percent has been cleared, which means the city looks pretty much as it did a month after the Jan. 12 quake.
It may not be in the headlines but Haiti (and Pakistan and many other places) is still in desperate need of assistance. We need to be sure that we look up from our relatively comfortable American lifestyle and realize that there are people who are suffering from much more than a poor economy. What can you do to help? Check out the Haiti Orphan Project or other Christian charities. The need is enormous and our calling as followers of Christ is clear.
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