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Dixie Bickel runs an orphanage about 15 miles out of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. She has over 150 children to look after and like many others in the country she is now waiting for help to arrive. Fortunately all the children remained safe during the earthquake. Anchor Marco Werman talks with Dixie. Download MP3 (Photo courtesy of God’s Littlest Angels) Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Haitians living abroad have been struggling to get in touch with relatives as communication systems in Haiti were badly damaged by this week’s earthquake. Haitians in New York has been donating money and putting together food packets. The World’s Alex Gallafent visits the Haitian community in Brooklyn, New York. Download MP3 (Photo: Alex Gallafent)
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The World’s Jeb Sharp reports on who’s in charge of coordinating the relief effort in Haiti. Download MP3 (Photo: Patrice Coppee/AFP/Getty Images)
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The US says it will send thousands of troops to Haiti to help rescue efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake. President Barack Obama pledged one of the biggest relief efforts in recent US history and said Haiti would “not be forgotten” in its hour of need. One critical need in these early days after the earthquake is clean drinking water, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3
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The horrific images coming out of Haiti since the earthquake aren’t altogether unfamiliar. The deeply impoverished country was nearly synonymous with tragedy for many years. But last year optimism was beginning to blossom for some Haiti watchers and it almost seemed as if the country wasn’t doomed to eternal misery. Amy Bracken has this reporter’s notebook. Download MP3
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The extent of the devastation from a huge quake in Haiti is slowly emerging, with a number of UN peacekeepers among thousands of people feared dead. The 7.0-magnitude quake, Haiti’s worst in two centuries, struck south of the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday. The Red Cross says up to three million people have been affected. Jeb Sharp gets the latest from Bob Poff, disaster coordinator for The Salvation Army in Haiti. Download MP3 
International efforts to help Haiti in the wake of Tuesday’s earthquake are picking up speed, as governments around the world and aid agencies mobilize search and rescue teams and aid supplies. While the full scale of the disaster has yet to emerge, it is clear it represents a huge challenge.
