Summary: After Tuesdays earthquake that reached the 7.0-magnitude on the richter scale, many Haitians are still awaiting help. The roads are impassable and the airport is very damaged which is delaying the aid from getting to its destination. The people are awaiting many supplies such as: food, an assortment of clothing, antibiotics, and pressure dressings used to treat open wounds. "Officials said the window of oportunity to save many lives was closing." "With medicine, we are not talking about weeks and months down the line -- this is minutes and hours in terms of what is necessary," said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent in Port-au-Prince. It was stated that once the roads became passable there was atleast a mile long line to get gasoline. A hospital ship is said to deploy later. There are also many global companies assisting in the aid. The world bank is said to give $100 million dollars for emergency funds.
Opinion: It really is amazing to see people of different cultures and origins come together in a time a need. The donations made by the numerous companies and organizations around the world are astonishing. It makes me still have hope that there are good people still willing to help, especially in disasters such as this.
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