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The world was trying to help rebuild Haiti after its devastating earthquake when an even larger quake rocked central Chile. The earthquake in Chile measured 8.8 in intensity and lasted almost four minutes, making it one of the worst earthquakes ever recorded. It was so powerful, it actually moved the entire city of Concepcion 10 feet (about 3 meters) to the west.
Even though the Haiti earthquake was smaller than the one in Chile, it caused terrible damage and thousands of deaths. Humanitarian aid has been pouring in to Haiti from around the world, but there is still much to be done to help this suffering country. Find out how Marni and Mason have been doing their part to help Haiti.
Dialog
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Marni: So I just went online and donated some money to an organization called Partners in Health, which is a health organization based in Haiti.
Mason: You are a good person.
Marni: Well, it needs to be done. Over 200,000 people have died in the earthquake. Another 300,000 injured. It’s just a huge devastation.
Mason: That’s pretty staggering.
Marni: And that…Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, so they’re already dealing with such huge poverty issues, and then to have this devastation on top of it, I just think it’s very tragic.
Mason: It definitely seems like there’s been a lot of world aid coming together. And I know that Haiti was kind of…kind of approaching a turning point, so, I’ve heard a lot of people comment that they’re hoping they can use this rather tragic incident as a very literal break from the past and rebuild on a better foundation.
Marni: Yeah, I think the relief effort has been wonderful. People have just really come together from famous people to all the telethons that have been happening, just to people donating whatever they can from all over the world, and it’s not just in our country, it’s everywhere. Humanitarian aid has been wonderful. But it is my hope that…you always want something good to come out of something so tragic.
Mason: Actually someone from my work got leave to go volunteer and just flew down. She’s gonna be down there for like a month.
Marni: That’s incredible. See, stories like that just really warm your heart.
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Discussion
Marni is one of many ordinary people who have donated money to help Haiti. The massive earthquake that hit Haiti in January caused over 200,000 deaths and destroyed countless buildings. The rebuilding effort is still happening now and will not be over for a long time.
Fortunately the world has come together to provide relief to Haiti. Mason even knows someone who is going to Haiti personally to help out. Aid has also been pouring into Chile, where an even bigger quake hit in February.
Have you ever experienced an earthquake or other natural disaster in your country? What should people do to help Chile and Haiti?
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