martes, 2 de febrero de 2010

2010 Haiti earthquake


The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. Its epicentre was near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake; Haitian President Rene Preval stated, on 27 January, that "nearly 170,000" bodies had been counted.Reports claimed that 20,000 commercial buildings and 225,000 residences had collapsed or were severely damaged.

The earthquake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other settlements in the region. Many notable landmark buildings were significantly damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly building, the Port-au-Prince Cathedral, and the main jail. Among those killed were Archbishop of Port-au-Prince Monsignor Joseph Serge Miot, and opposition leader Micha Gaillard. The headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), located in the capital, collapsed, killing many, including the Mission's Chief, Hédi Annabi.

Many countries responded to appeals for humanitarian aid, pledging funds and dispatching rescue and medical teams, engineers and support personnel. Communication systems, air, land, and sea transport facilities, hospitals, and electrical networks had been damaged by the earthquake, which hampered rescue and aid efforts; confusion over who was in charge, air traffic congestion, and problems with prioritisation of flights further complicated early relief work. Port-au-Prince's morgues were quickly overwhelmed; tens of thousands of bodies were buried in mass graves. As rescues tailed off, supplies, medical care and sanitation became priorities. Delays in aid distribution led to angry appeals from aid workers and survivors, and some looting and sporadic violence were observed.

On 22 January the United Nations noted that the emergency phase of the relief operation was drawing to a close, and on the following day the Haitian government officially called off the search for survivors

miércoles, 20 de enero de 2010

welcome to my blog 2010 :)

Hello world...! welocme to my blog. here, you can read about my life and work in my level five efl class. i will post muy homework and exercises. also, I will post photos and videos of my adventures in level 5. so, let's start with a little bit about me.....


My name’s Rebeca Rincon but you can call me Beca. I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo, in Sabaneta. I’m 17 years old and I study mass comunication at URBE. My favorite subjects are graphic comunication II and English. I love music , dancing, singing, surfing the net , talking on the phone with my friends, pizza , pasta, my family , my friends and go out. I hate smoking, getting up early on the weekend, wait, injustice and washing the dishes.


My dream is to travel around the world, visit Spain. Of course, I want to graduate from Mass Comunication School and be a good publicist. I also want to learn to speak Italian. I’d love to work in an important company and buy a house, get married and start a family.
About English, I love to learn new languages.


I think English is very important. I listen to music and watch TV in English. It’s a good exercise. I can speak well, but I need to practice more. The most difficult for me is writting. I need to practice more. I hope I can make a lot of friends and practice speaking in this class.


Well, this is my life, I hope that you like it because that's what I am :D. I love my life and all the good things that god gave to me. Take care, Love you all... peace&love.