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11 Year Old Girl In Haiti Who Was Rescued Last Night Dies

by TimPhelan
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I was watching this yesterday and was so happy to hear she had been rescued after being pinned down for many hours. Sadly she died just a few hours later because she couldn't get medical attention. Her last words in French were: "Mother, don't let me die."

CNN's Campbell Brown fights back tears at news that rescued Haitian girl has died | Show Tracker | Los Angeles Times
  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    It's very sad that many there will never know where their families are - no photos are being taken of the dead (count is reported to be 40k dead found so far) and the bodies have to be disposed of quickly so are just being piled in old crypts, etc.

    As I understand it, our govt has extended visas for all Haitians in the US and at the same time will not allow others to come here at this time. I think that was a good call.

    There are complaints from Haitians here that they can't get to Haiti - but I can't see how thousands of people looking for relatives would do anything except complicate the rescue attempts further. Sometimes waiting is the hardest thing.
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    • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
      Kay, that's what struck me also. These people are going through so much now it's hard to comprehend. When any of our loved ones die it is a traumatic experience of course. Can you imagine many or all in your family/friends dying all within a day or two? Or actually not knowing they are dead and how will they if they are burying many in mass graves?

      I remember the quake in the Bay Area in 89. A lot of these stories remind me of that time, except Haiti is like 1000 times worse.

      One thing about the 89 quake that sticks out in my mind is the aftershocks. I remember hundreds of aftershocks in the weeks after. That in itself is unsettling. Imagine these strong aftershocks in Haiti with what they have to deal with!

      Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

      It's very sad that many there will never know where their families are - no photos are being taken of the dead (count is reported to be 40k dead found so far) and the bodies have to be disposed of quickly so are just being piled in old crypts, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    That's really sad.

    Hell on earth.

    I still remember the 89 quake - I was totally traumatized and had nightmares for years afterward. ... and yeh it was nothing compared to what Haiti is going through - of course but not for those that were crushed or burned to death - I think we can suffer just like anyone else - but of course we do have some help when things like this happen - and I think that was what was so shocking about Katrina - the help was sitting on their hands...
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      I hate to say it Tim, but I think we will be seeing more of that if what I saw on the news last night is true.
      The story on the news was how they put up tents in the capital next to the hospital to treat the injured in, sounds great so far.
      Problem is the relief agencies who supplied the doctors and nurses where pulling them out at night for security reasons.
      The reporter commented how there where people there who just had surgery and where being left totally alone for the night.
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      • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
        Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

        I hate to say it Tim, but I think we will be seeing more of that
        Sadly, I think we'll be seeing a lot more of that.

        As others have stated, it really puts our problems (real or otherwise) into perspective.
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      • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
        Thom, did you see the CNN reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta who became the doctor overnight when those doctors left? It was weird. The doctors didn't need to leave at all really. Sanjay probably saved some lives that night.

        Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

        I hate to say it Tim, but I think we will be seeing more of that if what I saw on the news last night is true.
        The story on the news was how they put up tents in the capital next to the hospital to treat the injured in, sounds great so far.
        Problem is the relief agencies who supplied the doctors and nurses where pulling them out at night for security reasons.
        The reporter commented how there where people there who just had surgery and where being left totally alone for the night.
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    • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
      Pat, do you remember that guy who was the last survivor in the 89 quake? I think he was finally dug out after 8 or 10 days. He was trapped between the two levels of the freeway. He lived for a few days after being rescued, but then died.

      Originally Posted by Patrician View Post

      That's really sad.

      Hell on earth.

      I still remember the 89 quake - I was totally traumatized and had nightmares for years afterward. ... and yeh it was nothing compared to what Haiti is going through - of course but not for those that were crushed or burned to death - I think we can suffer just like anyone else - but of course we do have some help when things like this happen - and I think that was what was so shocking about Katrina - the help was sitting on their hands...
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      • Profile picture of the author Patrician
        Originally Posted by TimPhelan View Post

        Pat, do you remember that guy who was the last survivor in the 89 quake? I think he was finally dug out after 8 or 10 days. He was trapped between the two levels of the freeway. He lived for a few days after being rescued, but then died.
        Yes I do Tim. Really sad and ironic to die after being rescued.

        That was part of the whole thing that freaked me out. We didn't have electricity for over 4 days and I just heard a 'rumor' that the Bay Bridge collapsed in rush hour (I am imagining the whole bridge) and it was a few days before I heard it was 'only' one section.

        Most of my trauma was due to being on the top floor rear of a 6 story, 80 year old building on lower Nob Hill (retrofitted pre-89, thank you God). The chimneys came down brick by brick right above my ceiling and I didn't know what it was. Each one I waited for the place to explode.

        The whole shaking thing was what I had nightmares about though for 2 years.

        You couldn't buy batteries, candles or TP for weeks - the stores were bare. For several years I couldn't go to the store without stocking up and still drive around with stuff in my trunk to this day, 'just in case'.:rolleyes: I also have flashlights, portable radios and could light NY with the candles I hoard.

        p.s. I read that 80 people (UN?) there (doctors etc since the last catastrophy were killed in the earthquake in Haiti).
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  • Profile picture of the author wblmaster
    This are rally thankful rescue and i saw it in BBC, thanks god to survive her.
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    It's very heartbreaking to think about the suffering children there now without parents or anyone to care for them. I couldn't even bear to think about my children being left to care for themselves. Especially if they had any injuries.

    We can put up an entire military city in a matter of hours in war time. We should be putting every resource into doing that now.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    When I was in my early teens I had a friend.......she died in a car crash - the crash took out her, both parents, and her older brother's fiancee - left him with one brother instantly. He was almost 18. To see what it did to him was wrenching. He was instantly self-sufficiently wealthy because his parents were well set so he never once had to deal with issues of "how will I feed myself, where will I sleep tonight, I need a doctor" but even with his basic needs all well able to be attended - it devastated him to a point he has never been fully right again.

    I add what I saw happen to him, the pain with no medical care, the struggle to be fed and find a place to sleep -- all the little things. These people are still in shock - they aren't feeling ANYTHING right now, but in a few days it's all going to soak in and there will be a cry heard that will rock our very souls. You have seen nothing yet.
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  • Profile picture of the author jgand
    The tragedy in haiti is awful, its good to hear some people are being saved. Its a real nightmare down there. I think we can all be thankful for what we have and try to help those who don't have as much.
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  • Profile picture of the author octobergal
    Such a tragedy. My heart breaks for all the suffering children.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Probably Pat. I just got done recording my earthquake stats and there were several 5 mag aftershocks. 5 mag usually is nothing but some structural damage if anything - people very rarely die in 5 mags - but these were only 10km deep so probably resonate like a 6 mag, and there was already damage that compromised the integrity of a lot of buildings.

    As far as the UN - those were ground zero deaths as far as I heard and not aftershock victims.

    If people are interested in quakes - I have a three year report that can be downloaded free on my site (get a life in my sig - forums - earthwatch forum). I also keep a running tally of global quakes in the Earthquake watch post. From the time I put the new forum in to Jan 1 I only was doing mag 6 and up - but starting January I started the full tracking again at 5 and over, plus depth. So if quakes interest you - there's your quick stats.

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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Yes that was what I read - they were killed in the initial earthquake. This was in a story about why there are not more boots on the ground providing emergency services.

    ... by 'since the last catastrophy' I mean the hurricanes that devastated them in the past year when many countries dispatched medical and rescue personnel who stayed on to die in this earthquake.

    p.s. Lots of seismic activity these days - you know I have always wanted to move to Humboldt county and then I read somewhere that this is the area that is really dicey for a massive horrible catastrophy 'someday' earthquake wise in California.

    They just had a pretty bad shaker but no damage or anything so hopefully this will relieve some of the pressure that would build to a catastrophic level without smaller releases.

    I may still end up there someday...

    ,,, and may download your report - thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Actually mag 6 and 8 quakes are increased (still not a lot of 8's - one if any is post 1990 average for one year). 7 mags actually haven't increased - they have gone down. But now there's plate shifting, and there's some crustal shifting going on now too - these quakes were all 10 km deep - and there are other areas that are having small 10km deep quakes - nothing over 5 so far. Something is shaking the crust. When it hits a fault, the results aren't pretty.
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  • Profile picture of the author l23bc
    Im just watching alot about this as everyone talks about it here in the warrior forum, They say there is a "bottle-neck" sitution in sending the supplies from miami to the people and some of the food, water and in all aid there is still alot of work to be but the releif effort is stable but taking time. The red cross has issued a warning that voilence has spread out but the capitial now is known now as a tenth-city,

    they estimate 200,000 has lost their lives in pur-de-prin,looting seems to be the on the raise also, u.s army has flown in most aid but its not hitting some of the places as expected, around 10,000 us troops are there in the aid.

    hard to imagine the sitution in the times of need, my heart goes to hiati
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  • Profile picture of the author Lanny Standring
    damn! she died? How can god be so cruel?
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  • Profile picture of the author dwightsmith2009
    I'm so sorry to hear about that.
    We should do want we can to help them out of this disaster.
    God will bess the ones who have love.
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    That is unfortunate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Says
    That is totally heartbreaking, I feel really bad for everyone out there near Haiti, it's just a devastating thing that has happened to them.

    One thing I have done is included links to donate to haiti on my marketing website, found it was a good way to support such a tragic event
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  • Profile picture of the author alliedgroup
    My heart goes towards Haiti. It is feared the death toll could reach 200,000.
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