Navy aircraft carriers. Thats the amount pledged to haiti after a massive earthquake rocked the country in 2010. With all the images of destruction americans donated tens of millions of dollars to the effort. 43million was collected through phone texts alone. But six years on there are Big Questions about what was done with all that international support. David arosto went to haiti to investigate. Here is part one of his special report. Six years ago security cameras captured this scene from inside haitis president ial palace. When the dust finally settled more than 150,000 people will have perished from a massive earthquake that hit the western hemispheres poorest nation. The only bright spot, massive world attention. Descending on haiti in the u. S. And across the globe people and governments pledge 13 billion in Disaster Relief at the urging of first Lady Michelle obama. We can all do something. We can help the American Red Cross as it delivers the food, water and medicine that can
What we have learned so far about the victim. Just . This is the area in the canal where the body was found floating this morning. Just to give you a sense of where we are, we are on the north side of the canal, between 31st and 32nd streets, right in the heart of georgetown. According to police, the man found in the water was a hispanic male between 40 and 50 years old. At this point, there is no word on how long he was in the water or whether the death was , intentional, or suicide. The body was discovered just after 7 00 a. M. By a group of contract workers doing a job at a hotel on 31st street. One of the first men to see the body spoke to us a few hours ago and said the man was wearing a backpack. It looked like a backpack because that was the only thing above the water. The gentleman was submerged. I was freaking out for a second, but then my thought was to call the police to get him out. Jeff this is the hotel where the crew was during doing work this morning after the call came
Are no strangers who hardship, this tragedy seems especially cruel and incomprehensible. It has collapsed almost entirely this coming tuesday marks six years since a massive earthquake rocked haiti. It killed or injured thousands p and left more than a Million People homeless. Aid works were dispatched and billions of dollars were raised in donations. Many of you texted contributions to help them. More than 13 billion dollars was pledged worldwide. Where did all that money go . Over the next two nights im going to take up through the slums and tent cities and across the rurl bad lands of the haitian countryside. You will hear from many who are still trying to piece their lives together. You will also hear from the people most accountable for what has and has not happened with all that money. The list clues the head of the United Nations in haiti, the director of the American Red Cross and the man who has run haiti for last half decade, the president. We follow the money trail. This man
For a country and people no strangers to hardship. The tragedy is cruel, incomprehensible. Water, electricity has collapsed almost entirely this coming tuesday marks six years since a massive earthquake rocked haiti, killing or injury hundreds of thousands of haitians. Leaving more than a million. In response, thousands of aid workers were dispatched, raising billions in donations. Many of you texted personal contributions. More than 43 million was connected in that way alone in total. More than 13 billion was pledged worldwide. Where did that go. Ill take you on a journey through the slums much porta prince, and across the rural badlands. And youll hear the politicians, the haitians who are trying to peace their lives together. Youll also hear from the people most accountable for what has and has not happened. The list includes the head of the United Nations mission in haiti, the director of the American Red Cross in latin america, and the man that run haiti for the last decade. And t
For a country and people no strangers to hardship. Incomprehensible. Water, electricity has collapsed almost entirely this coming tuesday marks six years since a massive earthquake rocked haiti, killing or injury hundreds of thousands of haitians. Leaving more than a million. In response, thousands of aid workers were dispatched, raising billions in donations. Many of you texted personal contributions. More than 43 million was connected in that way alone in total. More than 13 billion was pledged worldwide. Where did that go. Ill take you on a journey through the slums much porta badlands. And youll hear the politicians, the haitians who are trying to peace their lives together. Youll also hear from the people most accountable for what has and has not happened. The list includes the head of the United Nations mission in haiti, the director of the American Red Cross in latin america, and the man that run haiti for the last decade. And the president that ran haiti. First the money dral.