Notes from Archie Law, CEO of ActionAid Australia
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It is three weeks since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti and the Government of Haiti estimates that nearly 200,000 people have died, 250,000 people have been injured and a further 500,000 people have lost their homes.
This is the first emergency ActionAid has been engaged in where our own staff have been directly affected. One of our staff members lost his wife and children whilst others either lost close family members or had to rescue their loved ones from the rubble. Many of our staff members homes were destroyed and even those who didn’t lose their homes are living in tents due to damage to their homes or as a safety measure due to recurring aftershocks.
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I’ve just received an email from ActionAid International’s head of communications, Sarah Gillam, in Haiti talking about how tragedy sometimes brings out the best in people.
A woman makes her way through the rubble caused by Tuesday's earthquake in downtown Port-au-Prince. PHOTO: Moises Saman/Panos/ActionAid
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The true extent of the disaster in Haiti is becoming clearer by the hour with initial estimates that over 50,000 have lost their lives while up to 3 million people have lost their homes and livelihoods.
Reuters/Eduardo Munoz, courtesy www.alertnet.org
Amongst the devastation and loss of life there is still uncertainty over the fate of some ActionAiders working on our Haiti programme. Our thoughts are with them and their families.
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