In one small piece of good news coming out of Haiti, World Health Organization officials say there is no sign yet of any epidemics emerging in the wake of the massive earthquake. “We’ve seen no reports of outbreaks of diseases,” Paul Garwood, a spokesman for the World Health Organization, tells us by telephone from the group’s…
Haitian Quake Toll Could Hit 300,000 (Common Dreams)
The Haitian Government has raised the confirmed earthquake death toll to 150,000 and said the figure could double as reports from outside the capital are collated. As international donors were preparing to meet overnight in Montreal to discuss rebuilding Haiti, aid agencies said food, water and basic supplies were reaching more people but clinics were…