I have three Haitian employees

[era veteran]

No phone calls getting to their families back home. Already the poorest nation in the hemisphere. I have known these beautiful people for years. Please DU people, give what you can. A standing shack is better than no shack. Shame on us for allowing so much poverty & misery so close to our country. They were already eating dirt. Tragedy, the people have the patience of Job. Thanks... Peace, Richard

[cali]

1. thanks for posting, richard.

I'm so sorry for your employees.

[era veteran]

2. I'll be seeing them @ 4:00

I can at least tell them other people care thanks

[renate]

3. the small number of responses to this thread so far is because we don't know what to say

I can't imagine... I just cannot begin to imagine... how they are suffering, being so far away, not knowing whether their loved ones are hurt, dead, hungry, thirsty....

The entire world is heartbroken but we just don't know what to say. Please do tell them how much people care.

[annabanana]

4. What she said. . .n/t

[era veteran]

5. I know I am at a loss for words

They just don't have anything there. Two bad hurricanes last year, ruined ecologically, not much hope before this. The shame of our hemisphere. Thanks for your thoughts. Peace, Richard

[sabrina 1]

18. Please do tell them people care ~

Not the time to talk about Haiti's sad history, but sometimes you have to wonder if there is a god, what kind of cruel god is it?

I hope your friends hear from their loved ones as soon as communication is possible.

[Hawkeye-X]

6. Richard, please tell your employees

that they can go home to Haiti on paid leave (they can REALLY use the money), if you can afford to help out for at least two weeks. Offer them round trip tickets to Port au Prince. When they return, they will be eternally grateful for your assistance.

Otherwise, they have my sympathies and hope that their family got out of the quake unscathed.

Hawkeye-X

[roguevalley]

7. please tell them how sorry we are for this. Our state had a 10

earthquake (it was revised up) and there is nothing like the horror of it.

[era veteran]

10. Thank-you

I have never felt an earthquake. A 10 is not fathomable to me. thank-you

[era veteran]

8. One broken leg so far, but really no communication with families

Waiting

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. You got a PM richard with some info they might

be able to use once they manage to establish communications

Oh and believe it or not, social network sites are working as HAM radio used to.

[era veteran]

11. They are just waiting

One of their relatives in Miami has gotten through but the internal communications are non existent. thank-you

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. You welcome I wish I could get that info in

and I understand this... Mexico City Quake, it took us three days to learn that they were fine, through a HAM radio operator from oh Texas.

Let them know, seriously, that twitter and FB are working the same way right now. Which is odd given the computer capacity on the Island.

[era veteran]

13. We sent them off early tonight

They are meeting tonight at their church, I will tell them. thanks

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Two more things

the Red Cross should by now be running (as much as they can) the usual database to get families in contact. The ARC is the default one for the US, and that database, the central one will be in Geneva. Have them contact the ARC and see about getting on the database.

Oh and the Department of State is also running this service for Haitian Americans...

[era veteran]

15. Thanks

I just heard on Rachel's rerun that some cell service is coming up too.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. And here is some of the CNN link to the info on facebook

and the rest

http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=381628

Oh hell, this is the i-report, so mods excuse me for using the whole thing

Looking for loved ones in Haiti



A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday 10 miles from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Many lines of communication were cut off by the quake, leaving families worried about loved ones in Haiti they were unable to reach.



Are you searching for a family member or friend in Haiti? Upload his or her photo here. Please enter the missing person's information in the title of your iReport in the following format:



LAST NAME, FIRST NAME; age; city



Using this format will ensure that our database is easily searchable. Any additional info that might be helpful can go in the body of the iReport. And if you're in Haiti or know anything about the situation, please take a look through these photos and share in the comments any information you may have.



Additional resources:

* Americans with family in Haiti should contact the U.S. State Department Operations Center at 1-888-407-4747.
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* Post your missing loved one's information on the Haiti missing people message board and on the EARTHQUAKE HAITI Facebook group.
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* See how you can help on CNN's Impact your World.
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[era veteran]

17. Thanks for PM info

I have to crash,22 straight hours up and rolling today. Tomorrow scares me though. Thanks again for your kind work.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. You welcome and good night