French First Lady welcomes Haiti orphans to Paris
VOXAFRICA.COM | 26-01-2010 17:42
The French first lady happily greeted dozens of Haitian orphans to Paris. At least thirty three children aged between one and six were welcomed by Carla
Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Charles de Gaulle airport. Ms. Bruni showed compassion and kindness towards children by kneeling down
and talking to them.
Read more
Celebrities talk about Haitian relief on Oprah
In the latest Oprah Winfrey Show, Rapper Wyclef, and singers Rihanna and Maxwell talked about their efforts towards bringing relief in Haiti. Wyclef showed a video taken of his recent trip to Haiti, where he was born. In the video, Wyclef is shown in a mask which he wore to protect himself from the smell of dead bodies in the rubble.
Two lives saved miraculously in Haiti
In an attempt to clear the rubble of a supermarket in Haiti, devastated from the earthquake, New York cops and firefighters rescued a young brother and sister who had been buried for seven days. According to reports, the eight year old boy and the ten year old girl were found two stories under the flattened three-story building in Port-au-Prince.
Celebrities united for Haiti
The humanitarian tragedy in Haiti after last Tuesday's earthquake has touched everyone all over the world. The news about the disaster reached Hollywood as well and the world's superstars immediately united to raise money for the people of Haiti. Wyclef Jean was one of the first to travel to his hometown to support his people and figure out ways to raise awareness and money for his country. What he did was offer the chance to everyone to...
Bandits out, police officers down
Violence and disorder is rising in Haiti as impatience for help is getting stronger in the quake-battered country. To the despair of the people who were left homeless with scarce food and water supplies, another tragedy was added. The Haitian national jail was one of the buildings that broke down during last Tuesday’s earthquake opening the bars for three thousand criminals.
Haiti : A cry for help
200,000 people may have died in last Tuesday's magnitude 7.0 earthquake in southern Haiti, the leading US general in the country said, according to a BBC report. A big roar was heard, the power went off and ninety per cent of Haiti's buildings collapsed; the UN building was one of them. Panic followed as dead bodies were all over the place and trapped people were screaming for help.
Download our Press Pack