In Cabaret, Haiti: Another day, another earthquake
January 20, 2010 by Bill Forry
Richardson Innocent: Former Reporter staffer relays the latest news from Haiti.Wednesday, Jan. 20 — This morning, at roughly 6 a.m., Haiti was jolted for ten seconds by another earthquake measuring 6.1. Richardson Innocent, in Cabaret, tells me that he is fine. A wall just collapsed behind the house where he is staying with relatives. No one in the village seems to be hurt.
“We were on the porch. Everyone was up anyway so we all just went out to the street,” he said. “We’re up with the sunrise here at 4, 5 o’clock. No one sleeps inside right now, so when the sun comes up, everyone’s awake and going to work.”
“I’m going to try and see if I can help somehow,” Rich says.
Earlier coverage of the BHR's Richardson Innocent's experiences in Haiti since Jan. 12:
Rich Innocent, now safely in Cabaret, re-visits Port-au-Prince
In Delmas, it's Haitians helping Haitians with no sign yet of outside help
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Thank God for BHR
January 20, 2010 by Anonymous
Thank God, that Haiti has friends like BHR’s Bill Forry, his family and friends who cares about the plight of Haiti and its People.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Gracia
Cabaret
February 13, 2010 by Anonymous
my husband is in Cabaret and was there when the warthquake hit as well. He is still there now. He is sleeping the streets with everyone else and said many people were trapped in their homes. He said they are working to bury the dead with dignity and told of a man they heard trapped under the rubble of his home in Cabaret. He was speaking and once they removed the rubble from him they realized he was cut in half and the piece of concrete they had removed was keeping him alive. He died immediately and was given a proper burial. He also told me that they are fasting with the country from friday to sunday to mourn the deaths of those lost and to allow God to reach their spirits and guide them through this tragedy. If you are in Cabaret his name is Jacqueline Florival and he is with his Auntie and all his cousins right now. He said the water is unsanitary and they have recieved no aid and that food has become difficult.
God bless the people of Haiti and God watch over my husband and his family as he waits to see what else he can do to help his people.