State Rep. Alan Williams and Fla. Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson are asking their constituents to give whatever they can to the disaster relief efforts in Haiti.A magnitude 7.0 earthquake (on the Richter scale) occurred in Haiti on Tuesday. The earthquake's epicenter was 14 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital city.
“My heart goes out to the Haitian people as they deal with the terrible aftermath of this devastating earthquake,” Williams said. “Already one of the poorest nations on earth, the struggling nation of Haiti will require the assistance of the United States in the coming hours, days and weeks. I join President Barack Obama in the United States commitment to respond when the world is faced with tragedies.”
Lawson added his heartfelt sympathy for all the victims of “one of the worst natural disasters in history.” He and Williams are encouraging those interested in offering assistance to visit the American Red Cross at www.RedCross.org or Yele Haiti, a movement led by musician Wyclef Jean that is helping to bring hope back to Haiti, at http://www.yele.org/.
I see a great irony in the photo of the collapsed presidential palace, the iron fence that separates the the people from that presidential palace, and the presence of the people -- viewing the dismantled structure -- most affected by the earthquake.
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