| Video updates from Haiti done by Haitian film students |
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The videos below are being updated as we receive them every few hours or days. They are filmed by the amazing film students from Cine Institute who continue to report what's happening in their hometown. Newest videos are posted on top. January 30th, 2010
January 27th, 2010 Where the students of Cine Institute were when the earthquake hit. The Students (english subtitles) from Ciné Institute on Vimeo. January 20th, 2010 There was an aftershock (around 6.1 scale tremors) which hit Haiti today and even more houses seem to have fallen. In Jacmel, the main tower has fallen, which has cut off the internet and generators are running our of fuel, so video uploads today didn't happen. We will update this page as soon as we receive new videos. The good news is that yesterday some supplies were arriving in the city. January 19th, 2010 A few supplies arriving by helicopter: How the students are reporting and a call for information on one of the students: How the situation is being dealt with in Jacmel: January 18th, 2010 The situation in the improvised camps:
Some of the affected and a school destroyed:
January 17, 2010 Medical needs and abuses by funeral houses. Number of houses affected in Jacmel alone: Dealing with the corpses: January 16th, 2010 Powerful prayer by Haitian woman about what happened after the earthquake: January 15th, 2010 Reports from shortly after the earthquake:
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