The following is a statement that was sent to GlobalGrind from Wyclef Jean in the wake of the horrible 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday night:
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Haiti faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake – and several very strong aftershocks – struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince.
I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now.
President Obama has already said that the U.S. stands ‘ready to assist’ the Haitian people. The U.S. Military is the only group trained and prepared to offer that assistance immediately. They must do so as soon as possible. The international community must also rise to the occasion and help the Haitian people in every way possible.”
Many people have already reached out to see what they can do right now. We are asking those interested to please do one of two things: Either you can use your cell phone to text “Yele” to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can visit www.Yele.org and click on DONATE.
-Wyclef Jean
The toll-free number to call for information about family members in Haiti is 1-888-407-4747
LATEST UPDATES & NEWS:
FRIDAY JANUARY 29, 2009
Olivia Wilde and Artists for Peace and Justice hosted an Artists for Haiti Benefit on Thursday night. Joining in the festivities were Rashida Jones, Maria Bello and the lovely Diane Lane.
In the wee hours Friday morning Wilde tweeted, "APJ event a HUGE success! thank you to all who came and to all who have donated! It was an incredible evening."
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27,2010
6:06 PM EST: A teenage girl has been rescued from the rubble 15 days after the Haiti earthquake
4:23 PM EST: U.N. Soliders mace Haitians asking for food
Brazilian U.N. forces use pepper spray to force back crowds seeking food aid in Haiti.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
6:27 PM EST: A man was pulled from rubble in Haiti on Tuesday, two weeks after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated much of the country, officials said.
The 31-year-old man, who had access to water, was in stable condition at a medical facility where he was being treated for a broken leg, medical and rescue officials told CNN.
The man was discovered by the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Delta Company during a rubble-clearing mission in the capital.
3:22 PM EST: Find YOUR LOVED ONES:
If you are looking for loved ones in Haiti please visit the CNN Ireport -
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
3:45 PM EST: Wyclef Returns To Haiti
11:45 AM EST: 7 Year old boy raises $160,000 for Haiti
A young British schoolboy has raised nearly 100,000 pounds ($160,000) for Haiti's relief effort.
Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson was so upset by the devastating images of Haiti's deadly earthquake that he asked his mother if she could help him set up a sponsored bicycle ride around his local park in west London.
Charlie originally hoped to raise 500 pounds ($800) for UNICEF's Haiti appeal with Sunday's 5-mile (8-kilometer) bike ride, but his Internet page was flooded with donations.
He raised nearly 50,000 pounds in a single day and money is still flooding in after Charlie's story was splashed on the front page of Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper Monday.
10:07 AM EST: Melonie Fiona performs Redemption Song for Haiti:
9:10 AM EST: HELP FOR HAITI Raised $57 Million
Friday's 'Hope For Haiti' telethon, organized by George Clooney and broadcast across nearly every major network, raised over $57 million in phone, online and text donations, in the 24 hours following the event.
The telethon will continue to spur donations through the sale of the night's musical performances on iTunes. The recorded album was #1 in 18 countries over the weekend.
The money raised will be split equally among seven relief organizations: Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, the United Nations World Food Programme, and Wyclef Jean's Yéle Haiti.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2010
1:21 PM EST: Man survived sipping on soda for 11 days.
11:55AM EST: Britney Spears donates dress to Haiti
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