The largest earthquake in 200 years hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last evening. I was in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, with Tim Schwartz and Alex Deprez. We had just checked in to a hotel by the beach, when we were warned of a possible tsunami from the earthquake. Time to get away from the beach. We decided to drive to Port-au-Prince. Partly to get Alex Deprez, a US Embassy employee, back to his family, and partly to see if we could help out. Driving all night, changing cars in Santo Domingo, and slipping through a deserted Haitian border station, brought us to Port-au-Prince as the sun was coming up. The bigger buildings that could not flex enough seemed to bear the most damage. Many badly wounded people are still lying in the streets because the hospitals are filled. Aftershocks are still coming through. It seems that only an earthquake could make Port-au-Prince any worse. When will something good happen to the Haitian people?
2 comments:
Damn sir, I was worried about you. Take care and be safe down there.
CPT Nye
I am a friend of Alex's and happy to hear he is okay. I hope his family is too. Tell him Jaime and Rich send their prayers.
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