1 According to Agence France-Presse, on the 25th local time, Haitian public health minister Alex Larsen said that the death toll from the earthquake in Haiti may eventually reach 15,. So far, 9, bodies have been counted.
Earlier, it was reported that Haiti's Minister of Communications said that at least 15, people had died based on the number of bodies collected and buried in the capital Port-au-Prince and its suburbs. The truck driver in charge of burying bodies in mass graves said that more than 15, bodies of Haiti earthquake victims had been buried.
Haiti's Minister of Communications stressed that the death toll of 15, was only the death toll in the capital Port-au-Prince. As far as Haiti is concerned, no one knows how many victims are buried in the rubble.
2 The first international preparatory meeting at the level of foreign ministers for Haiti's reconstruction ended in Montreal, Canada this afternoon. Participants agreed that Haiti's reconstruction will be led by Haiti, and the international community will participate, cooperate and coordinate to meet Haiti's current and long-term needs.
Canadian Foreign Minister Cannon issued a presidential statement after the meeting, laying down basic principles for Haiti's long-term reconstruction. These principles include emphasizing respect for Haiti's sovereignty, making it clear that long-term reconstruction will be led by the Haitian government, mainly coordinated by the United Nations, and closely coordinated by participating countries and organizations at the international, domestic and regional levels.
Participants pointed out that Haiti's reconstruction will be a long and arduous task for ten years, and they hoped to rebuild Haiti's coping capacity in terms of environment, climate, disasters and emergency response.
Participants emphasized that a sound monitoring and evaluation system will be established to ensure the efficiency and credibility of the Haitian government and the international community in Haiti's reconstruction. While continuing to provide humanitarian assistance to Haiti, we should strengthen the construction of democratic mechanisms in Haiti, establish an effective, fair and transparent government, and provide basic human rights services, sustainable social and economic development and a stable judicial system for the Haitian people.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that this meeting is of great significance to Haiti's future. She promised that the U.S. government, under the leadership of the Haitian government, would work together with other countries to provide the Haitian people with the most needed help and restore their normal lives in time.
The meeting decided to hold an emergency international conference at United Nations Headquarters in March this year, which will be hosted by the Haitian government and attended by major donor countries and partners, including the United States, Canada, Brazil, France and the European Union.
The one-day preparatory meeting of Montreal International Foreign Ministers came to an end. Canadian Prime Minister Harper, Haitian Prime Minister Bellerille, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, French Foreign Minister kushner and other major Haitian donors, United Nations officials and representatives of non-governmental organizations attended.
3 Real Estate China News Ten days have passed since the earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred in Haiti on January 12, and the death toll has exceeded 2,. The shortage of materials, soaring prices, resettlement of victims, post-disaster reconstruction ... We are always paying attention to every message from Haiti. Donations from all over China are also being sent out. In the field of domestic non-public foundations, Vantone Public Welfare Foundation responded immediately, donating 1, US dollars to Haiti earthquake-stricken areas for post-disaster school reconstruction. The first batch of donated funds has now been remitted.
It is understood that the money comes from voluntary and enthusiastic donations from Vantone Industry, its subsidiaries and employees. In order to donate to the Haitian people as soon as possible, Vantone Enterprise executives and employees discussed overnight, and the donation action was quickly launched among employees. The donation of US$ 1, will be delivered directly to Haiti through China Center new york Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Vantone Industry, for school construction after the disaster. China Center new york Co., Ltd. will be the fund supervisor and project progress supervisor of Vantone Public Welfare Foundation.
As a non-public fundraising foundation, Wantong Public Welfare Foundation is committed to exchanges, publicity, research, funding and related public welfare undertakings in the public welfare fields such as environmental protection, energy conservation, education and social poverty alleviation, with the aim of promoting environmental protection, energy conservation and emission reduction, and promoting harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The main business field is to promote the construction of ecological communities in China. This donation to Haiti is the first overseas donation project launched by Vantone Public Welfare Foundation since its establishment. In addition, Vantone Public Welfare Foundation, which was established in April 28, also participated in the Wenchuan disaster relief operation in 28, with a total donation of more than 3 million yuan. Before and after 12 people, employees of enterprises and foundations went to the disaster area for more than ten times, with a journey of more than 5, kilometers, affecting more than 5, people. Wantong Enterprise volunteers have accumulated more than 1, hours.
4 According to the Daily Telegraph on January 25th, a 7-year-old boy in Britain raised more than 6, pounds (about 66, yuan) in just one day, while people all over the world were collecting money for Haiti's disaster relief.
Charlie and his father rode bicycles to raise money
Charlie Simpson from London was very sad after watching the scene of Haitian children being rescued from the ruins on TV, so he told his mother what he wanted to do. Soon, Charlie began to act with the help of his mother. In response to the call of Unicef, he cycled around a local park for about 5 miles (about 8 kilometers) and called on people to raise money for Haiti along the way. He raised 5 pounds (about 5,5 yuan) in this way. Later, Charlie launched an appeal on the Internet. Surprisingly, hundreds of people were inspired by the boy's efforts and donated more than 6 thousand pounds in just one day.
"I was so sad when I saw the TV picture," Charlie said. He asked his mother to help him make a fund-raiser form. "We put it online, and then it spread quickly."
"He (Charlie) burst into tears after watching the TV report, and then we discussed what we could do," Charlie's mother, Mrs. Simpson, told reporters. "He decided to start a' bike trip', but when the father and son set off by bike together, we didn't expect this small effort to have such a big impact. We are proud of Charlie. He has done a great job and raised so many donations. " It is reported that all donations will be sent to Unicef, which is one of the participants in Haiti's post-disaster rescue operation, and is mainly responsible for water, sanitation, education and child protection.
newsome, head of UNICEF's Haiti rescue mission, said: "Charlie's actions are touching. It is commendable that a child can respond and lend a helping hand to children there after learning about the earthquake in Haiti."
"His (Charlie's) efforts can at least help hundreds of thousands of Haitian victims to drink water," a Unicef spokesman added. "Charlie's bicycle trip deeply touched us. We never thought of this way of raising money before, and no one has ever been able to raise 6, pounds in one day. Charlie used his own actions to tell people that it is not difficult to help the victims. "
5 Beijing, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) Twelve days have passed since the earthquake in Haiti. Officials have collected about 15, bodies of victims, but it is believed that 2, people are still buried in the rubble, which means that the death toll may be as high as 35,.
At present, the international rescue team has not given up the search and rescue, and the public security situation in the disaster area is chaotic, so the United Nations requires more manpower.
Haitian Information Minister Lassegue said that as of Monday, the official death toll was as high as 15,. This figure is based on the statistics of the number of bodies collected, excluding those victims who were collected by their families and still buried in the ruins.
She said, "No one knows how many people are buried in the rubble, but the Prime Minister said there may be 2, people."
Yesterday, there was another aftershock of magnitude 4.7. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Dumont, a teacher in Leogan Town, said, "I heard a rumbling sound, and then there was a loud noise, as if something was rushing up from the ground."
There have been at least 5 aftershocks of different degrees after the earthquake in Haiti. The US Geological Survey warned that there will be more aftershocks in Haiti in the next month, and there may be another strong earthquake.
After the Haitian government announced that it would stop search and rescue, the focus of disaster relief has shifted to the relief of victims. However, the French rescue team is still unwilling to give up the search and rescue. According to local reports, they found another place suspected of burying survivors last Sunday.
French civil defense search and rescue captain Shaughnessy Ned said: "We have detected the underground movement through radar, but we don't know the specific location of the target, and we don't know whether it is a survivor or an animal."
He said that radar and sound detectors recorded the sound and crying of scraping the wall. More than 2 rescuers have been put into excavation. In order to ensure safety, a team of French armed police are responsible for security work at the scene.
The United Nations and the US military are trying their best to distribute supplies. At present, tens of thousands of victims still lack food, water and shelter. Robbery in Port-au-Prince is rampant. Haitian police took to the streets to stop it, and even shot the criminals directly, but they still could not control the situation.
A police officer said helplessly, "We are not here to kill people. There are robbers everywhere ... What can we do? We don't have a prison!" Because the prison was destroyed in the earthquake, the police could only admonish the criminals caught and then release them.
In order to control the situation, the United Nations called for more troops to enter Haiti and act as temporary police. In addition to manpower, Mueller, the special representative of the United Nations Mission in Haiti, also asked for more transportation. For the 2, American troops who have arrived in Haiti, he said that they have played a key role in distributing relief supplies.
For hundreds of thousands of victims who have lost their homes, the Haitian authorities plan to resettle some victims in different places, which has overwhelmed some places. In St. Mark, a small town 8 kilometers away from Port-au-Prince, about 1, victims have poured in, and buses are still carrying victims into the city, hoping to find food and shelter.
Mueller said that it may take several years to clean up the disaster area and count the victims. Many experts believe that the reconstruction of Haiti will last at least ten years, and in the next few years, hundreds of thousands of Haitians will need to live in temporary shelters and rely on foreign aid to live.
On November 13th, a strong earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. Eight Chinese peacekeepers, including Zhu Xiaoping and Guo Baoshan, were killed, and three of them were police officers of Yunnan Frontier Defense Corps. In the past few days, the Hunan Frontier Defense Corps of the Armed Police has held various commemorative activities, calling on everyone to learn from the martyrs.
Yang Ming, a police officer at Zhangjiajie Border Inspection Station, is the only police officer in the province's border defense system who has participated in peacekeeping missions in Haiti. He has been to Haiti twice, serving as a team combatant, English translator and team liaison officer. Yesterday, Yang Ming sorted out his diary and introduced his unforgettable peacekeeping experience in Haiti to reporters, in order to express his deep nostalgia for his comrades.
1 The boy stared at the garbage swept out
Yang Ming, 28, is a native of Zhijiang, Hunan Province, and is now a full-time staff officer at the headquarters of Zhangjiajie Border Inspection Station. August 13th, 26 is a very special day for him, because it is his 25th birthday, and he also embarked on the journey of peacekeeping in Haiti. This is also the first time that Yang Ming was selected by the Ministry of Public Security to participate in the Chinese peacekeeping police riot squad to go to Haiti to perform tasks until April 27.
"Blue waters, quiet islands, white beaches, grey sailboats ..." From the plane, Yang Ming really felt that Haiti was a paradise on earth. But when the plane landed slowly, Yang Ming discovered that it was completely different. Haiti's airport is near the port, surrounded by mountains, and there is only one runway. Whenever the landing plane taxies to the end of the runway, it must make a 18-degree turn and return to the apron in the middle of the airport. Outside the plane, there are dilapidated bungalows, chaotic streets, desolate and barren fields and pedestrians in rags.
Poverty and backwardness are Yang Ming's deepest impressions of Haiti. Just arrived in the Haiti mission area, Yang Ming and his teammates cleaned up the camp, and some waste items and expired food were thrown into the garbage. Yang Ming found that beside the garbage dump, a little boy of about 1 years old stared fixedly at the garbage they cleaned up. After they left, the little boy rushed over, picked up the expired food and held it tightly in his arms. Yang Ming wrote in his diary that day: In the streets and alleys of Port-au-Prince, discarded garbage can be seen everywhere, piling up into mountains and stinking. The wounds of war are everywhere, and the gun holes left on the wall are the testimony of suffering. Every time I see this, he always has all kinds of feelings, which are bitter and sad.
2 The national castle is an earthen mountain slope
Yang Ming's first mission in Haiti was to station in the national castle. When it comes to castles, Yang Ming's first thought is that generous walls and tall houses are like a dreamy fairy tale world. However, Yang Ming searched for a long time, but found no sign of the castle.
at 6 o'clock in the morning, Yang Ming and his teammates boarded two trakas and embarked on their way to the castle. They were all very excited and speculated with great interest about the possibilities of the new service. After more than 2 minutes, the car climbed a steep slope and stopped in front of a closed iron gate to reach the National Castle. Yang Ming said that the national castle is surrounded by dense houses, and the blue sea is in front of it. The air is fresh and particularly comfortable. While waiting for the task to be arranged, he searched again and again in the garrison, but he never saw the castle.
On the same day, the riot squad of China, the Brazilian peacekeeping force and the Haitian police rode out of the garrison in three vehicles, armed to the teeth, and began to patrol the Barelare area of Port-au-Prince. Yang Ming told reporters that Barelare is the most prosperous place in Haiti, where there is a presidential palace and government agencies gather. The situation is relatively stable, but the peacekeeping task is also extremely heavy. After the patrol, it was lunch time when I returned to the Brazilian camp for a short rest. Yang Ming and his teammates have eaten their own field food, which is considered to satisfy their hunger. They gave canned fish and other war food to Brazilian soldiers and local blacks, and the Brazilians and blacks kept giving thumbs up: "OK,OK!"
Yang Ming also took advantage of the break and couldn't wait to ask the translator about the location of the castle. The translator's answer made Yang Ming dumbfounded: "The hillside where this garrison is located is the castle." The translator told Yang Ming that the castle means palace in French, and it also means defending the city wall. It was once a battleground for military strategists, so battlements and forts were built, and later people called it the national castle, which has been inherited to this day.
3 classes specially for mosquito research
Less than three months after arriving in the mission area, the Jordanian peacekeeping force was shot by unidentified armed elements, and two peacekeeping policemen were killed. The sacrifice of peers changed Yang Ming's original idea about his own security. "I always thought that our weapons were advanced and well-equipped, and the militants would definitely stay away and never dare to take the initiative to conflict." Yang Ming realized that Haiti is not as simple as he imagined, and dangers are everywhere. Only when the task is completed and the country is set foot can it be said to be safe. As long as you are in Haiti, you must always be vigilant and improve your safety awareness. There must be no slack.
Like Haiti's unstable environment, Haiti's natural environment is relatively harsh. The climate is hot and mosquitoes are rampant, and the peacekeeping center has also set up a special course for studying mosquitoes. Yang Ming joked with his teammates that in addition to guarding against stray bullets and militants, he also had to deal with the ubiquitous evil mosquitoes when he was on duty in Haiti. In their dormitories, gyms, armored vehicles and other places, mosquitoes are all "