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  1. 3 Haiti Videos 1)supply warehouse http://bit.ly/a8333G 2)Distribution worker http://bit.ly/9tvqMR 3)Distribution http://bit.ly/b5Qdoy
  2. Thousands in the Mid-Atlantic bracing for another winter storm. Here's our tip sheet on power outages: http://bit.ly/4Lpwi6
  3. Red Crossers in Dallas, NY, Miami, Chicago talk about their Haiti response and what's going on in their neighborhoods http://bit.ly/cgxGCe
  4. We now have a dedicated site related to our relief efforts in Haiti. http://www.redcross.org/haiti
  5. Every yard sale, every cupcake, every donation brings hope. Thx to u and @johncmayer http://bit.ly/HeartofLifePSA
  6. American Red Cross worker Chris Darlington gives a status update from Haiti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3i0jB7_8Ro
  7. To date, Red Cross distributions of food and relief items have reached nearly 20,000 families (or 100,000 people).
  8. We've updated our Newsroom w/a Disaster Response Guide to help provide background info abt what we do: http://bit.ly/cmqfIW
  9. We&our partners are now producing~1 million litres of water a day, enough for 185,000 ppl to receive 5.4 litres p/person p/day
  10. RT @Federation: (Report from #Haiti) Shelter: Much more than 'one tent, one family' http://bit.ly/aVYYny
  11. 2 Magen David Adom (Israel's equiv. of Red Cross) responders leave today for Haiti & will embed with our @redcross team
  12. "Haiti: Earthquake Survivors Reconnect" video from ICRC: http://bit.ly/96izHi
  13. We had 4 shelters open last night in Oklahoma after the winter storm knocked out power for thousands. http://bit.ly/4FYRLK
  14. Yesterday, a first aid post opened in Place de Canape Vert, where 3,000 people have now gathered.
  15. We are currently focused on addressing urgent needs but also looking ahead and applying experience gained after the 2004 tsunami
  16. A new Red Cross warehouse w > 50k sq ft of capacity is now operational in PaP. Relief supplies have a safe place to be stored
  17. To date, 79% of funds have been committed or spent on food and water; 18% on shelter items; and the rest on health and family services
  18. We are also working on meeting health needs of Haitian survivors via supplies, blood products and providing volunteers to the USNS Comfort
  19. [shelter] distributing shelter items, such as blankets, tarps, sleeping mats and tents, to families who have been left homeless.
  20. [water] distributed 3.5 million liters clean drinking water to date in 68 settlements. We distribute enough water for 100,000 ppl/day