Stories about Disaster from May, 2010
Jamaica, U.S.A.: When Will It End?
Jamaican diaspora blogger Labrish is trying to reconcile the recent Gulf oil spill, but maintains: “In this latest Big-Oil-Screw-Up, we have no idea how long this hemorrhaging is going to last.”
Haiti: Tensions & Demonstrations
“Almost four months have passed since the earthquake, but the Haitian people can’t get the rubble out of sight”: For Inside Disaster, Emmanuel Midi reports on a demonstration in Haiti demanding the return on exiled President Jean Bertrand Aristide.
Chile: Thoughts About the Earthquake and Reconstruction Process
The 2010 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit sought to engage Chilean bloggers through a blogging competition organized in collaboration with the organization OCD Iberoamérica. Here is a look at 4 of the 5 Chilean blogger finalists. The winning post will be featured in another GV post.
Barbados: Dogs & the Environment
Dogs in Barbados links to an organization that claims dogs’ hair can be helpful in cleaning up environmental disasters.
Haiti: Walking the Talk
For Inside Disaster, Emmanuel Midi covers two walks that recently took place in Port-au-Prince.
Haiti: Sign Online
Haitianalysis.com blogs about “an online petition to demand that U.S., international and NGO officials provide more transparency and efficiency in the distribution of millions of dollars of international aid to Haiti.”
Saudi Arabia: The Best of Riyadh Rain
Stranger in this Dunya sums up reactions to a freak storm which hit Saudi capital Riyadh in this post.
Haiti: Aftershock discussed on Twitter
Twitter was abuzz yesterday as another aftershock hit Haiti.
Saudi Arabia: Covering the Rain
Saudi Arabia's citizen media community pulled all the stops to cover torrential rains which struck Riyadh today. Scores of videos, hundreds of photographs and thousands of tweets are being exchanged at the time of writing this article. Here's a quick snap shot.
Barbados, Haiti: U.S. Oil Spill
Barbados Free Press and HAITI, Land of Freedom blog about the explosion of the bp oil rig which “is spewing 5000 barrels of oil a day into the already-not-pristine waters of the Caribbean.”
St. Lucia, Haiti: Talking to Dauphin
St. Lucia's Caribbean Book Blog interviews Haitian writer Lili Dauphin.
