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Haiti In Pictures: Death By Numbers
AN earthquake in Haiti. The Sun says “100,000 are dead”. That’s the “fear”. The Mail says “100,000” could be dead. Senator Youri Latortue says the “toll could rise as high as 500,000.” The Mirror leads with “100,000 GONE IN 60 SECONDS”. The Star says “5000,000 are killed by quake”. The contest is to see whish news organ can come up with the largest number of dead. But the bigger the number the less comprehensible the disaster becomes. The more unbelievable it becomes:
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Canadian military personal load disaster relief supplies onboard HMCS Athabaskan on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 at HMC Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The ship, along with HMCS Halifax, will be departing for Haiti to offer humanitarian assistance after the country was devastated by a massive earthquake. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Mike Dembeck)
Posted: 14th, January 2010 | In: Reviews | Comments (3)
