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66 unusual facts about 2010 Haiti earthquake


23rd Special Tactics Squadron

Members of the U.S. Air Force's 23rd Special Tactics Squadron took part in Haiti earthquake relief operations by providing air traffic control operations at Haiti's Toussaint Louverture International Airport.

3rd Battalion 2nd Marines

In January 2010 the battalion was dispatched as part of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to take part in the relief effort following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

621st Contingency Response Wing

Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake of 12 January, the 817th Contingency Response Group deployed to Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response.

732d Airlift Squadron

Most recently, the unit participated in relief efforets after the 2010 Haiti earthquakes.

Agence France-Presse

In November 2013, AFP and Getty Images were ordered to pay $1.2 million compensation to freelance photojournalist Daniel Morel for using his images posted on Twitter related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake without his permission, in violation of copyright and Twitter's terms of service.

Anderson Cooper 360°

Cooper often anchors the program from the site of a major news story, such as his extensive coverage from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill, as well as Port-au-Prince after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and also from the storm zone in Tacloban, Leyte during the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Austins Bridge

In February 2010 they also joined other artists in recording "Come Together Now", a single in support of victims from the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Aza Raskin

During the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, Raskin mobilized with a group of other entrepreneurs (including Joshua Rosen, the art director of Steven Spielberg's movie A.I.) to create a crowd-source Web site to turn real-time information streams into meaningful map data, used by several major non-governmental organizations helping on the group in Haiti hosted at Haiti.com.

Before the Robots

On January 22, 2010, American country-pop singer Taylor Swift covered "Breathless" at a performance at the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief event, a charity telethon to benefit the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Belturbet

His last posting was in Haiti, where he worked for three years as a senior member of staff; he was SASRSG to Hedi Annabi at the time of the earthquake of January 12, 2010, in which he and many of the UN mission lost their lives.

Big Kenny

In January 2010, Big Kenny traveled to Haiti to assist in the rescue efforts in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Brandon Francis

After the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, he led efforts to organize fundraising activities in Oxford.

Carlos Peña

In the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Peña donated food and medical supplies to the victims and made fundraising appearances, which he described as, "people uniting for a good cause, people showing their good heart".

College Harry Brakeman

In January 2010, the 7.0 Magnitude earthquake that devastated much of Haiti caused considerable damage to the town of Petit-Goave, followed by a 5.9 magnitude aftershock centered directly below the town.

Comcel Haiti

The company's services temporarily came to halt following the 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake.

David A. Ansell

Additionally, he was part of a Chicago-based effort that provided medical relief after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

David Common

In 2009, he was transferred to New York where he works as the CBC's Correspondent in that city, though he covered the 2010 Haiti earthquake, VE Day 65th anniversary celebrations in Holland, and continues to travel frequently.

Dick Orkin

According to Orkin, Limbaugh showed "reckless insensitivity" with his remarks regarding the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Elizabeth Cohen

She focuses on health-related issues and has reported from a medical angle on major news stories like the Gulf oil spill, the 2010 Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina.

Emily Fields

Now a senior, Emily has spent the last five months away from her friends, helping build houses in Haiti as well as partying and drinking heavily to the point of blackouts.

Eric Lilavois

In the wake of the January 2010 Haiti earthquake disaster, Lilavois penned the song “Ayiti Cherie Memories”, recorded and released it as a digital single on iTunes worldwide to benefit Unicef, through his creative company “Revolution Road.” Though Lilavois was born in the United States, both of his parents are Haitian.

Florida Tile

The recognition was for the company's humanitarian efforts in Appalachia and its response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Google Crisis Response

During the 2010 Haiti earthquake, International Medical Corps and Doctors Without Borders used the Google Earth application to track response efforts and visualise cholera case origins.

Imavision

A project involving the reconstruction of an orphanage in Haiti following the devastating earthquake of January 12th 2010 is currently in development.

Inoran

In May 2010, Inoran and Orange Range guitarist Naoto created and released the song "Love For..." for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

International Broadcasting Bureau Greenville Transmitting Station

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Site B increased their Creole airtime to the Caribbean from two hours to 15 hours a day.

Jacmel Arrondissement

Jacmel, a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude tremblor on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of that heritage architecture.

Jeff Glor

He joined CBS News in 2007, where he has covered a wide range of stories domestically and internationally, including the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, Hurricane Sandy's landfall in Atlantic City, the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, US Airways Flight 1549's landing in the Hudson, the 2011 Norway attacks, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and the Iraq War (where he was embedded with U.S. soldiers).

Jérémie Airport

Medical aid has been airlifted through the airport for refugees from the 12 January 2010 quake which have flowed into the region.

Jonathan M. Katz

Katz was the only full-time American correspondent in Haiti when the 2010 Haiti earthquake struck on January 12, 2010.

He was the only full-time American news correspondent stationed in Haiti during the January 2010 earthquake.

Justgiving

In 2010 it was reported that Charlie Simpson, aged 7, raised over £210,000 (£145,000 in the first 48 hours) via his JustGiving page for the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief programme by UNICEF.

Kansai Music Conference

In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, participating musicians did a tribute performance and benefit drive for Haiti refugees.

Kearny School District

On January 22, 2010 the entire school district held a "dress-down day" in an effort to raise money to help the Haitian people after suffering from the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Kermit Alexander

The five were in Haiti at the time of the earthquake in 2010, but survived and now live with Alexander and his wife, Tami.

Léogâne Arrondissement

On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the arrondissement.

LifeStraw

LifeStraw and LifeStraw Family were distributed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 Pakistan floods, and 2011 Thailand floods.

Lili de Hoyos Anderson

He has also represented LDS Family Services in the capacity of critical incident stress management in the aftermath of traumatic events, including the Columbine High School shootings, the Oklahoma F5 tornado, several hurricanes, the World Trade Center attack, the Indonesia tsunami, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Lise Van Susteren

She has been a volunteer reader for Metropolitan Washington Ear, an organization that records written material for the blind, and as a volunteer provider at homeless shelters, for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and the earthquake in Haiti.

Lord Dorchester Secondary School

For instance, following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the club hosted the Haiti Hootenanny - a charitable event that raised a lot of money for Haiti relief.

Louisiane Saint Fleurant

A second tragedy hit her family when the cemetery where she was buried was bulldozed following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Mats Magnusson

He accepted an invitation from old club Benfica to take part in a charity match to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake, on 25 January 2010, which also coincided with the 68th birthday of club legend Eusébio: his team, Benfica All Stars, consisted of both retired and current Benfica players, which played "against" Zidane XI, a team consisting of players hand-picked by former French legend Zinedine Zidane.

Meridian Airways

In January 2010, Meridian Airways operated a series of flights from East Midlands Airport to Port-au-Prince in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Micha Gaillard

According to Jean-Robert Saget, Haitian ambassador to Germany, Gaillard was killed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Michel Clérié

He was trapped in rubble at the senate following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but was found alive after six hours and transport to the Dominican Republic for surgery.

Oprah's Next Chapter

Throughout the first season, Oprah interviews Aerosmith's Steven Tyler at his New Hampshire home; journeys to Haiti with Sean Penn nearly two years after a devastating earthquake took the lives of more than 300,000 people; tours Skywalker Ranch with George Lucas as her personal guide; has a slumber party at Southern chef Paula Deen's Georgia estate; and travels to a small town in Iowa devoted to the practice of Transcendental Meditation.

Optimizely

Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake Optimizely helped the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund optimize its website resulting in an additional $1 million in contributions.

Pascal J. Goldschmidt

It was through the Global Institute for Community Health and Development that Goldschmidt was able to launch and oversee the medical relief effort in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake.

Pikuach nefesh

A ZAKA delegation, a rescue team made up of ultra-orthodox Jewish men worked in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince soon after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Radiohead for Haiti

The gig was an unusual one for Radiohead, organised quickly by the band as a benefit for Oxfam, who were then responding to the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake of that month.

RainCatcher

In 2010 RainCatcher partnered with J/P Haitian Relief Organization to help deliver more than 9,900 cholera-eliminating portable clean-water systems to Haiti immediately following that year's devastating earthquake.

Reginald Boulos

Dr. Boulos believes the 2010 Haiti earthquake presents new opportunities for Haiti, especially for business growth and sustainable development.

Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science

As a response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Foundation started Non-Believers Giving Aid and claims it raised $500K to donate to Doctors Without Borders and the International Red Cross for relief aid.

Rocky McKeon

In August 2010, following the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, singer/songwriter and poet, Zachary Richard released an album featuring a hip-hop version of Rocky McKeon's song "Le grand gosier," with verses by Samian in French and Emrical in Haitian Creole.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince

The archdiocese was a vacant see following the death of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, who was one of the many casualties of the 12 January 2010 earthquake when the Archdiocesan Chancery building collapsed.

Saint-Louis de Gonzague

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the primary school moved to the Delmas campus, as the secondary school still is.

Salsa d'Haïti

Shortly after the 2010 Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010, SALSA d'Haïti began organizing relief efforts with several non-governmental organizations and foreign governments to assist in the transportation of supplies into Port-au-Prince and other Haitian communities outside of the capital.

Seattle Sounders FC supporters

In the wake of the Haiti disaster, Gorilla FC raised over $20,000 dollars with the help of players Steve Zakuani, Patrick Ianni, and James Riley.

Sharif Abdel Kouddous

He covered several prominent events for Democracy Now! such as the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2011 Egyptian revolution, and the 2004 and 2008 Republican (RNC) and Democratic (DNC) national conventions.

Shyster

Meet the Press 2010 interview with former United States president George W. Bush who encourages donations for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and says, "One of my concerns is shysters show up and take advantage of people's good will and generosity".

Thomas Law

In February 2010, Law attended a fundraising event along with other members of the EastEnders cast to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Tracey Birdsall-Smith

She flew relief missions to less accessible airports in Haiti following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Urine diversion

Haiti - SOIL has built urine-diversion toilets and composting waste treatment plants in Port-au-Prince as part of the 2010 Haiti earthquake emergency relief effort and in northern Haiti.

Vizada

TSF used Vizada's services on 14 separate occasions in 2009, and notably for the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Vladimir Ducasse

The rest of his family still resides in Haiti and was affected by the 2010 earthquake.

Zadvydas v. Davis

In January 2012, the Miami Herald revealed that Kesler Dufrene, accused of murdering three people in Miami, was released from federal detention despite a final deportation order to Haiti because the US suspended deportations to that country for several months after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.


Antoine Craan

On 12 January 2010 a earthquake struck Port-au-Prince.

Canaan, Haiti

Canaan, Haiti, is a suburb of Croix-des-Bouquets in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where a large number of victims are settling after the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake that hit the country in January.

Lionel Bastos

In May 2010, Bastos and radio host Doug Anderson organized a concert at which a number of notable South African artists (incl. Farryl Purkiss, Merseystate, and Wendy Oldfield) performed to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, at the Baxter Concert Hall in Cape Town.

LuminAID

The company was founded in 2011 by Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta, who invented the technology in 2010 in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake while at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.