Horror in Haiti By Fred Attewill 3million people left devastated after the quake The full horror of the devastation in haiti became clear yesterday with up to 50,000 feared dead and time running out to save those trapped under ruined buildings in the capital city. The international Red Cross estimated 3million people a third of the population have been left injured or homeless with entire hillsides of densely packed homes flattened in Port-au-Prince the capital. Rescuers struggled to bring in essential relief sup- plies and heavy lifting equipment to free people bur- ied in the rubble as no new flights were allowed into the airport after its airspace was declared full. Survivors wandered the streets of Port-au-Prince in 30C heat searching for water, food and medical help amid growing fears of deaths from thirst and hunger. Theres no water. Theres nothing. Thirsty people are going to die, said doctors assistant Jimitre Co- quillon at a makeshift triage centre. The World Food Programme said most survivors in the city with an official 1million population though estimates to include those living in slums on the citys outskirts put it at up to 3million had barely eaten since the 7.0-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday. The US led global relief efforts as President Barack Obama told haitians: You will not be forsaken. But the scale of the challenge soon became clear with communications, roads and hospitals destroyed. Rezene Tesfamariam from the Plan charity said the devastation was on an unimaginable scale. Thousands of corpses were piling up in the streets with morgues overwhelmed by the numbers of dead. Cedric Perus from Oxfam said: There are bodies all over the city. People have nowhere to put them so they wrap them in sheets and cardboards in the hope that the authorities will pick them. Some residents carried dead relatives to nearby hills for burials prompting fears of disease outbreaks. Were praying for you Haiti PRESIDENT Mary McAleese yesterday told Haitis head of state, President Ren Garcia Prval (pictured) Ireland was praying for his country as the Government prepared to send a team of specialists to the region. Foreign Affairs Minister Michel Martin promised 2million towards the relief effort while a team of Irish Aid experts and specialists from the rapid reaction corps were expected to arrive in the Caribbean nation in the next few days. The quake, the worst in the country in 120 years, struck shortly before 5pm local time (9.53pm Irish time) on Tuesday, just 16km (10miles) from the capital Port-au-Prince. More than 100 people were missing at the collapsed UN headquarters, with the UN mission head, Hdi Annabi, among 16 staff known to have died. 10 News Friday, January 15, 2010 D Homeless: A girl sleeps with her mother and brother worlddigest and finally... CANADA: The Beaver, the countrys second-oldest magazine is changing its name because internet sniggering is putting off readers. The reputable history journal founded in 1920 to promote a fur trade company has seen its title usurped by sexual innuendo. It will now be known as Canadas History. Mobster Gotti goes free after 4th mistrial AMERICA: John Gotti jnr (pictured) will not face a fifth trial on racketeering charges. Prosecutors have dropped the case after jurors in the last trial failed to reach a verdict. The 45-year- old son of late mobster John Gotti, has been on bail since December 1. VENEZUELA: President Hugo Chavez has suspended blackouts in Caracas after only a day. He also sacked electricity minister Angel Rodriguez because power had wrongly been cut to parts of the capital. The project continues across the rest of the country with four-hour blackouts every other day. The measure was taken because of low water levels in the Guri hydro-electric dam. Blackouts on hold after power errors Acid-throw suspect taken to crime spot HONG KONG: Police say they have found the man who has injured more than 100 people in acid attacks dating back 13 months. A 23-year-old man, known only as Lo, was arrested on Wednesday. In the most recent cases, acid was dropped on people in the Causeway Bay district and on Temple Street. Handcuffed and wearing a hood, Lo was taken back to the last crime scene yesterday. He is yet to be charged but could face life in jail. MONGOLIA: All inmates on death row were pardoned yesterday. President Elbegdorj Tsakhia (pictured) suggested they serve a minimum of 30 years as he banned the death penalty. Justice minister Nyamdorj Tsend said it was a risky political decision and may not last. Death-row prisoners are all given reprieve index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html