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Man Rescued From Quake Rubble in Port-au-Prince

(Jan. 26) – U.S. troops pulled a 31-year-old Haitian man from the rubble of a collapsed building in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. The rescue occurred a full 14 days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake leveled much of the Haitian capital, but it was not clear how long the man had been trapped. Ricot Duprevil was rescued...

11 Days After Quake, Man Pulled Alive From Rubble

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 24) - A man buried for 11 days in the wreckage of Haiti's devastating earthquake was pulled from the rubble, as officials said they were shifting their focus from rescue to caring for the thousands of survivors living in squalid, makeshift camps. Rescuers reached Wismond Exantus by digging a...

After Writing Goodbyes, US Dad Found Alive in Rubble

(Jan. 19) -- While he waited to be rescued for 65 hours beneath six floors of rubble from his Port-au-Prince, Haiti, hotel, American filmmaker Dan Woolley began to write goodbye notes to his two young sons. "I was in a big accident. Don't be upset at God. He always provides for his children, even in hard times. I'm still...

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WATCH: Shelter Dogs Trained To Sniff Out Survivors After Disaster Strikes

During the critical immediate hours following September 11, the Haiti earthquakes and the tornado in Joplin, MO, rescue workers knew they had limited time and resources to rummage through the rubble to find survivors.

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Georgianne Nienaber: Who Will Respond To Haiti's Cholera SOS?

Ninety-nine years ago this month, on April 15 1912, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sent over 1500 people to their deaths in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

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Jennifer Morgan: For-Profit Orphanages Keep Haitian Families Apart

These were the words that greeted me when I arrived at work one morning a few months ago, from the director of a Port-au-Prince orphanage, furious at me for doing my job: tracing the relatives of children separated from their families.

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Richard Walden: What We Can Do Now For Japan

The armies of fundraising, such as the American Red Cross, slick televangelists, and their front organizations claiming to do relief, professional international relief groups, and small private groups of concerned Americans wanting to help, are off the mark in the Japan quake-tsunami-radiation disaster.

THE BOOT

Big Kenny Rappels Down 24-Story Building for Charity

Big Kenny certainly goes to great heights to help others.

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06/01/12 Emergency responders stress early prep for hurricanes Source: ABC - WEAR 3 - Pensacola FL Friday marks the official start to hurricane season.
11/04/11 Haitian in Farmington to get life-saving skills Source: CBS - KFDA NewsChannel 10 - Amarillo TX Andersen Emile's lean face gets animated when he talks about his mission in life: rescuing people.
10/29/11 Learning the ropes: Haitian rescuer gets advanced... Source: The Daily Times - Farmington NM Andersen Emile's lean face gets animated when he talks about his mission in life: rescuing people.
12/12/10 Haiti rescue team 'snubbed' by awards Source: Western Telegraph - Haverfordwest - Dyfed - UK A Haverfordwest firefighter who saved lives in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake has hit out at a 'snub' by the Pride of Britain Awards after his team was overlooked.