Tracy Reines, Director of Response Operations for the American Red Cross, discusses the latest for the disaster response to Haiti as of 11 PM EST on Tuesday night. For more information on how your can help, visit www.oscuz.com Up to half a million are feared dead after a massive earthquake struck Haiti. The quake measured 7 on the Richter scale and was the most powerful quake to hit the Caribbean country in more than 200 years. Communications have also been badly disrupted, and its left many turning to the internet information. Sky's Paul Harrison reports. Category: News & Politics Tags: Haiti Eye Witness Reports Aid Appeals Flood Twitter Earthquake Technology Tech Savvy Pictures Video News Devastation Disaster Tragedy Tremor Quake Web Photos Micro Blogging Communications Search Rubble Yele Charity Foundation Haitian Hip-hop Wyclef Jean Message Dominican Republic Text Victims Dead Died Killed Magnitude Richter Scale Internet Blog Port au Prince Slums Bodies Aftershocks Media Flickr Twitpic Facebook Sky
Tracy Reines, Director of Response Operations for the American Red Cross, discusses the latest for the disaster response to Haiti as of 11 PM EST on Tuesday night. For more information on how your can help, visit www.redcross.org. You can help the victims of countless crises around the world each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need. Donations to the International Response Fund can be sent to the American Red Cross, PO Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013 or made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at www.redcross.org. We are not accepting volunteers to travel to Haiti. If you would like to volunteer for the American Red Cross, please contact your local chapter. For inquiries about relatives living and who have citizenship in Haiti, please be patient and call repeatedly until the lines clear or contact other family members who live nearby. Telephone, Internet and other communication lines are often disrupted in times of disaster. People trying to locate US citizens living or traveling in Haiti should contact the US Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225.