A FEW THOUGHTS

Newsdesks all over the world are now covering the situation in Haiti after the mindblowing earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince with 7.0 on the Richter’s scale.
I’ve just read the story about a couple, she working in christian aid in Haiti and got stuck in the collapse of the office building but manages to call her husband for ten seconds. He of course gets in the car and drives for six hours to get there. Manages to find the building in the rest of the chaos, jumps into a hole and finds his wifes hand waving. And after being pulled up with cuts and bruises she has now told rest of her family she can’t go home but have to stay to help others. Some of her co-workers had worse injuries. This is one of many stories we will hear I am sure. And we need to hear them. What we need to know is also that these are stories of people making it. We will not be told the stories of the hundred thousand or so that did not make it and the families they leave behind.

What struck me first was the idea of the stress and thoughts the husband goes through while he is driving for six hours with no idea of where his wifes is and how bad it is. What thoughts goes through a mothers head while se frantic digs through concrete blocks and dust for her children. What thoughts goes through a childs mind after finding his/hers family members killed. And what can they do, other than to search for loved ones.

Video of CNN in the streets of Port-au-Prince

People of Haiti are now digging by hand. Corps are lying around in the streets. They have no power or water. I know that help is on the way, but this is a situation that is not going to get solved the next week. It is time for each and everyone to do something. And I am sitting here in my nice and cozy home, 5000 miles away and wondering what the hell to do. Trust me, I have already praised the aid organisations, the volunteers, Wyclef, Brad and Angelina and the rest of the people that are standing up to help out. And I wish I could do the same. I wish there was something reasonably helpful I could do in this situation. Thats my grief. Not really much compared to the real problems. So…

If you cannot go yourself: Donate to those who can.

If you can not donate: Get someone else to donate.

There are many organisations on the way there and they need money to continue their work. If you do not know to which organisation to turn to: One of the teams that are able to help the situation are among others the Doctors Without Borders.  Here is a link for how to donate.
Please, let us not have another Tsunami- or Katrina-situation here.

Rescue teams. Get on your way. I beg you.
People – Get on your way – or open your wallet.