News:
Arikia Millikan’s twitter feed. Arikia has relatives in the area, and is tweeting current news.
Help:
US citizens seeking information on your relatives in Haiti, call this number: 888 407 4747
UNICEF page for Haiti: Information and link to donate.
Direct Relief International: Web page and link for donations
American Red Cross International Response Fund
Oxfam now has its Haiti page up, here.
Science and other info:
Tectonics of the Haitian earthquake
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Greg, I’ve chosen Direct Relief International; they seem to have a fairly robust infrastructure in-country (4 hospitals, several clinics, supply chain in place already).
My other idea for a choice, Doctors Without Borders, reports damage to their medical facility and injuries to patients and staff.
The Haitian ambassador said tonight on Rachel Maddow’s show that we should send our money to people who are already there. Not known yet if the airport is usable; CNN reports the control tower is down. I can’t find any mention of shipping/docks/water ingress.
Most urgent needs appear to be medical supplies and rescue teams. Surely we and others are sending hospital ships; the main hospital in Port-au-Prince was heavily damaged.
CARE, and Partners in Health both also have people already working in Haiti, and they have been there a long time so are well prepared to help quickly.
CARE:http://www.care.org/
Partners in Health : http://www.pih.org/home.html