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Haiti earthquake relief update for February 7
HAITI EARTHQUAKE: CDEMA SIT REP #12 The Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive indicated that there were more than 200,000 people dead, 300,000 injuries treated, 250,000 destroyed houses, and 30,000 disrupted businesses as of February 3. [snip] According to the government more than 482,000 persons have migrated out of the capital increasing the demands on infrastructure and healthcare facilities outside the city. The provision of shelter also remains a high priority area given the upcoming start of the … Read entire article »
Mabey Johnson Bridges Reconnect Highway 1
BEFORE AFTER U.S. Army photos by Capt. James Reid, Combined Task Force Castle Members of the Australian Reconstruction Task Force and Task Force Castle’s 420th Engineer Brigade completed the emplacement of two Mabey Johnson bridges near Andar and Moqur in eastern Afghanistan. Insurgent attacks during the summer left the bridges impassible, forcing Afghans and coalition forces to use single-lane bypasses. Work progressed quickly once the Australian and American combat engineers arrived. The first bridge in Andar was erected … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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