My 34 Day Memoir of Haiti: From Whence We Come

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was rocked by a catastrophic earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0-and then by 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater. All told, nearly three million people were affected. The Haitian government reported that an estimated 316,000 people had died, 300,000 had been injured, and 1,000,000 were homeless. They also estimated that 250,000 homes and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. Many countries responded to appeals for humanitarian aid,...