Previously posted: some Comandos were heading to Haiti.
Correction:
As directed per the National Civil Protection agency, a group of four search and rescue volunteers, specialists in recovery operations of collapsed buildings were on notice to be sent to Haiti. Travel paperwork was ready and pushed through by the San Salvador Fire dept. Unfortunately this morning, government authorities CANCELED the operation and the Comando team was demobilized.
The team of CDS SAR members remain always ready at any given notice.
A group of workers from the Comandos SAR team that include Marlon Rivas and Luis Kolatto, leave tomorrow to the capitol of Haiti to collaborate in search and recovery efforts due to the massive 7.3 richter earthquake that left tens of thousands missing or deceased. Please consider donations to help in these efforts via paypal or speaking directly with the base central in San Salvador 011 503 2221 1310.
An eartquake hit Haiti this last Tuesday at around 5pm. “I believe it is a catastrophe of great proportions”, reports the U.S. ambassador Alcide Raymond Joseph to CNN. The epicenter was 10km south east of the capitol of Port-au-Prince. To make things worse, the earthquake was relatively shallow at a depth of 5 km reports the U.S. Geological Service. Shallow earthquakes can cause more damage. Source: Wall Street Journal
Photos by International Redcross/Crescent and Matthew Marek-American Red Cross/Wikipedia
Video taken by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen/U.S. Coast Guard Date Taken: 01.13.2010 Posted: 01.13.2010 04:48 Video Location: HT
B-Roll of an aircraft’s view of the devastation from the recent massive earthquake in Haiti. Produced by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen. Haiti Relief
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