Submitted by Bryan Schaaf on Sun, 11/09/2008 - 14:39.
USAID has dispatched search and rescue teams from Fairfax to Haiti. The French are also sending staff and equipment. Search and Rescue continues. Several years ago, there was a shortage of cement. Vendors switched the formula, adding sand, gravel, and other ingredients to stretch the cement further. People are very concerned that we might be seeing now are the structures built with poor quality cement starting to degrade. This tragedy has deeply affected the residents of Port au Prince.
Update (7/9/2008)
USAID has dispatched search and rescue teams from Fairfax to Haiti. The French are also sending staff and equipment. Search and Rescue continues. Several years ago, there was a shortage of cement. Vendors switched the formula, adding sand, gravel, and other ingredients to stretch the cement further. People are very concerned that we might be seeing now are the structures built with poor quality cement starting to degrade. This tragedy has deeply affected the residents of Port au Prince.