Haiti: 2 Weeks Later Incredibly More Survivors Rescued

From Denny: Just when you think you have to give up hope of pulling anyone alive from the rubble of Haiti's earthquake more than 10 days later, someone is found alive. It is always astounding what a human being can tolerate to survive. Usually, rescuers call off rescues because most people cannot survive more than 10 days without water.

In one case of a young man found, it turns out that as the 5 story building he was in collapsed, luck would have it that he fell on the side of a first level grocery store. He was able to scramble and crawl around inside the rubble to retrieve soda, beer and other small found foods. He said there were many others like himself still alive in his same area.

Longest waiting survivor, a 16 year old girl:

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A man rescued:

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This is the follow-up story on Jeannette the bank worker who was rescued last week. Remember her? She was interviewed while she was still entombed in the concrete as the rescuers began the three hour ordeal of cutting her free from the heavy stones. As they pulled her free, and lay her on a stretcher to take her to the hospital with only minor injuries, she started singing loudly and praising God for her rescue.

It was her husband who doggedly kept digging for her, listening for her voice under the rubble, unwillingly to let her die. This is a rare story for the media to do, they actually took the time to see how she was doing after the rescue and it's all good news:

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Medical Horrors Earthquake Survivors Face

From Denny: From an American doctor's point of view here's the latest on the desperate medical situation in Port au Prince, Haiti. It's difficult for doctors, working without proper operating rooms, equipment and anesthesia. Instead, they have resorted to hardware store hacksaws they have sterilized with vodka and are operating in makeshift tents in the dirt streets full of dust and rubble. Even when successful in the amputation many will die for lack of follow up medical care. It's a desperate situation all around.

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Rescue workers and medical staffs are doing what they can for Haitians who are so seriously injured.

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What survivors are facing from crush injuries is the reality is there are over 70 required amputations a day now. The grim situation is that now a week has passed and the injured have received little or no medical attention until now. During that time the wounds became so infected that gangrene set in. When that happens the wounded area begins to die and if not amputated the poison can reach the blood stream and then kill the person. Tough decisions all around.

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Current State of Haiti 3 Days After Quake

From Denny: Situation grows worse even as aid spills into Haiti. Tens of thousands are found dead and the list is growing. Haitians are frustrated and angry even though 20 countries have sent aid it still is a problem getting it to the people.

40,000 are now buried and estimates are 100,000 dead but no one yet knows for sure how many will be found in the coming weeks as the country digs out from this natural disaster.

Sec. of State Hillary Clinton is due to travel to Haiti tomorrow to offer comfort and support. President Obama has already pledged over $100 million toward the initial effort to help Haiti in their hour of need.

This is the news broadcast in its entirety so you can get a feel for the fluidity of the situation:

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Haiti Flattened by 7.0 Earthquake, Awaiting Rescue, Charity Worker Cousin Survived

From Denny: Since this 7.0 earthquake hit in Haiti yesterday I've been trying to reach the U. S. State Department. Their lines are jammed and on overload. Read that as they drop your call even if you are willing to stay on the line.

My cousin, Jeanne Pocius, is a music teacher who goes to Haiti at regular intervals, working with local charities and missionaries to work with the children. She teaches classical music and even developed a children's orchestra in Haiti. We still have no word about her condition. According to music world friends at Facebook, she survived the earthquake along with a priest and a nun with whom she was traveling, as they were in Jackmel, not the capitol city.

Well, at least she's in a remote village where there will not be quite the competition for food and water like in a metro area. These situations can get quite desperate within a few days if help does not arrive in large enough quantities fast. These people are already without food for two days now.

I live in south Louisiana and when Hurricane Katrina hit five years ago, destroying parts of the interstate and more infrastructure it was difficult to get to New Orleans to help the stranded. Once power was restored all we could do was watch the TV news like the rest of the nation as we saw people starving and dying in front of the cameras because of President Bush's ineptitude and lack of compassion. Hopefully, that will not be Haiti's fate as it seems the world has turned our attention to their plight.

Take a look at what the residents are facing in their uphill fight back to normalcy. Remember, this will take decades to rebuild Haiti as whole infrastructures of hospitals, roads and homes are now gone. Please pray for everyone as the injured are without medical care and will worsen in the next day, disease will begin to break out from unclean water and sanitation. Hopefully, enough help will get to them in time to avert the worst that can happen.

Search and rescue dog teams from California, the same wonderful folks who helped so much in Louisiana when we needed them, are on their way to Haiti. People from California are such a class act. They do so much whenever a disaster strikes. Pray for them too as long days lie ahead for them in the grueling work of rescue.

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