Looks like the Presidential Palace and the UN peacekeeping HQ are among the more prominent buildings lost in today's quake in Haiti. Obviously the least of the issues.
The U.S. embassy survived. As of now, nearly midnight, I have not heard what the U.S. military is doing. USS Carl Vinson is underway and would be a great choice to send.
It's night in Port-au-Prince. It will not be a quiet one, with aftershocks continuing. I have to wonder about looting, as well. The UN is there to keep the peace for a reason and this chaos is perfect for the gangs to re-emerge.
The northern parts of the country seem to have suffered much less damage.
Mike Godfrey, an American contractor working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, said "a huge plume of dust and smoke rose up over the city" within minutes of the quake — "a blanket that completely covered the city and obscured it for about 20 minutes."
Witnesses reported damaged buildings throughout the capital, including the president's residence and century-old homes nearby, and The Associated Press reported that a hospital collapsed.
List of Haitian twitterers and their tweets
Table of contents for Haiti quake 2010
- Massive earthquake strikes Haiti
- Earthquake in Haiti — aftershocks continue
- Haiti earthquake aid
- Haiti quake damages pile up
- Horror in Haiti — the morning after the quake
- U.S. quickly responds to Haiti quake
- Infrastructure hurdles to Haiti quake relief
- U.S. Coast Guard on location in Haiti right now
- Strong aftershocks continue in Haiti
- PR Guard standing by — Gitmo damaged by Haiti quake
- Paras and Marines on alert for Haiti move
- Earthquake in Haiti update for January 13 evening
- Earthquake in Haiti — January 14 morning update
- Marines ready to assist Haiti after earthquake
- Earthquake in Haiti — Update for January 14 evening
- FEMA report on Haiti relief efforts for January 15
- Out of the night sky — Air Force secures Port-au-Prince airport
- Earthquake in Haiti — January 15 evening
- Haiti Quake Relief Funding Numbers
- But people are dying — thoughts on the Haitian disaster
- Aftershocks continue to rock Haiti
- Earthquake in Haiti — Update for January 16
- Haiti Quake Relief Funding Numbers for Jan 16
- Hospital ship Comfort sails for Haiti
- Baby delivered during Haiti evacuation
- Navy is delivering supplies to Haiti victims
- Hospital ship Comfort racing to Haiti
- Country club serves as forward base for Paras in Haiti
- Situation at Port-au-Prince airport improving
- Sanjay Gupta Assists Vinson Medical Team in Haiti
- USAID Update on the Haiti relief operation January 18
- Air drop to aid Haitian victims of earthquake
- Haiti Quake Relief Funding Numbers for Jan 18
- Earthquake in Haiti — morning update January 19
- Los Angeles rescuers save Haitian woman
- Stories from Haiti — update for Jan 20 morning
- American volunteers in Haiti
- American donations for Haiti earthquake relief — Jan 21
- Haiti earthquake relief update for Jan 21
- Haitians receiving care and support aboard Bataan
- Hospital ship Comfort healing, hugging Haitians
- Brief update on Navy and Marine relief efforts in Haiti Jan 23
- Fort Hood veterinary services unit sent to Haiti
- Harbor damage in Port-au-Prince
- American giving for Haiti relief as of January 25
- Comparison of Haiti donations to Katrina and the tsunami
- Haitian Coast Guard base becomes hub for quake relief
- Comparison of Haiti donations to Katrina and the tsunami Jan 28
- High tech warbird aids Haiti relief efforts
- High-speed ferrys en route to Haiti
- Southern Command briefs on Haiti situation
- Paras opening roads in Haiti
- Aid from Dominican Republic via Kentucky National Guard
- Haitian assistance stories for February 3
- Haitian relief efforts slow
- Marine calls Leogane Haiti home
- Haiti earthquake relief update for February 7
- Army medics at work in Haiti relief effort
- Haiti earthquake relief funding update for February 14
- Keeping Haitians informed
- A tent means a lot to Haitian orphans
- Italian troops aid paras in Haiti rubble clearance
- Landslide in Haiti tests Special Ops rescuers
- Navy and Marines bridge Haitian divide from government
- Haitian earthquake relief — update for February 28
- Haitian earthquake update — March 4
- Air Guard Engineers Help Haitians
- Things are baaaaad in Haiti
