Horrifying Video Shows Haitian Presidential Palace Collapsing During Earthquake

During a conference dedicated to the rebuilding efforts in Haiti following the last January’s deadly and devastating earthquake, the Haitian government released a stirring video. The clip, taken from the closed-circuit security cameras in the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince, shows people desperately looking for cover as the palace crumbles and collapses around them. Truly terrifying stuff.

While we deal with our own terrible ecological disaster at home, the video is a stark reminder that Haiti still needs our help as well. If watching it isn’t enough remind you of the enormity of the situation, these statistics should do the trick:

“Two months after more than 140 nations pledged $5.3 billion toward Haiti’s reconstruction over the next two years and $9.9 billion over the next decade, little of the money has arrived.

So far, only Brazil has cut a check — for $55 million.
Meanwhile, more than 1.5 million Haitians remain under tents and tarps as the government struggles with a budget deficit, and opposition and frustration over a lack of progress.”

(via CNN.com)

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