Haiti Earthquake - up to 100,000 feared dead

What a terrible disaster to hit one of the poorest countries on Earth... the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit the island of Haiti, has, according to reports killed at least 50,000 people, with the Haitian government stating that upto 100,000 may be feared dead, and over 3 million relying on aid from other governments throughout the world.

The people of the United Kingdom, have, as always been one of the first people of the world to donate and DEC (Disaster Emergency Centre) has stated that within the first 24 hours of the appeal being aired, over £10 million has been donated from just the people of the UK alone. The Queen, Elizabeth II and the Prime Minister Gordon Brown have both donated privately, and we have relief teams out in Haiti now tending to the sick and injured and making sure that aid will get through to the poor people that have suffered.

My thoughts and prayers are with all Haitians at this time.