D Monday, January 25, 2010 News New life: An orphan arrives in Canada by plane Picture: Reuters Stop the adoption rush, warns charity CHARITY leaders have demanded a block on adopting children supposedly orphaned by the Haiti earthquake, warning many could be wrongly taken from their parents. Save The Childrens Jasmine Whitbread said: The vast majority of the children currently on their own still have family members alive who will be desperate to be reunited with them. A plane carrying 106 children approved for adoption in the Netherlands yesterday left Haiti, with similar flights to the US earlier in the week. It is thought about 600,000 children could have been orphaned by the quake. Miracle man lived on beer and cola FOR 11 DAYS, Wismond Exantus prayed for rescue, surviving on cola, beer and cookies. And, just as aid teams were pack- ing away their gear, his prayers were answered. A last-ditch plea for help saw two workers climb into the wreck- age of a hotel to find an exultant Mr Exantus. He was discovered late on Satur- day about 6m beneath debris after initially surviving the disaster by diving under a desk. Mr Exantus, who worked as a cashier in the grocery store on the ground floor of the Hotel Napoli, smiled a thank you to rescuers as he was saved. I would eat anything I found. It was God who was tucking me away in his arms, he said. Two women were sent into the holetofindhimbecausemencould not fit, according to rescuers. Apostolos Dedas, a mission lead- er for the Greek rescue team, add- ed: It is very emotional. It is the best thing that can happen to you when you are a rescuer. Rescues have become increas- ingly rare since the magnitude 7 quake levelled the city, killing an estimated 200,000 people. Earlier on Saturday, the United Nations announced the Haitian government had declared an end to rescue operations. But dozens of international teams continued to pick through buildings demolished in the disaster yesterday. A UN spokeswoman said 132 people had been pulled alive from rubble, despite the chances of sur- viving being trapped starting to diminish after 72 hours. By Ross McGuinness Rescued from hell: Wismond Exantus is pulled from debris after surviving on cola and beer Picture: PA Boy, 7, raises 65k on bike A BOY of seven has raised about 65,000 to help children in Haiti. Charlie Simpson peddled 8km around his local park in a bid to raise 569 for Unicef but was swamped by hundreds of donations via the JustGiving site. We sent it out on to the web and it just went everywhere, said mother Leonora, who helped Charlie, from Fulham, west London, put the appeal together. The fund-raising effort around South Park was praised as a very bold and innovative gesture, by Unicefs David Bull. Haiti debt is cruel and unnecessary WORLD leaders have been asked to tear up Haitis 630million international debt. Expecting Haiti to repay billions of dollars as it struggles to overcome one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory would be both cruel and unnecessary, said Jeremy Hobbs, executive director of Oxfam International. The charity has also urged the US to turn its 71million emergency loan into a grant. Clooneys telethon at 40million so far A BUMPER 40million has been raised so far by a Hope For Haiti Now telethon featuring the likes of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Beyonc, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen. The two- hour event was broadcast on Friday on channels including MTV and Bravo. The total does not include corporate donations or proceeds from iTunes, which put performances from the night on sale for 68c. 25,000 victims are only the beginning THE 25,000 Haitians Trcaire has aided so far are just a drop in the bucket, the charity has said. Along with partners Caritas, the agency has brought food, water, medical and other supplies to more than 25,000 people, with a further 100tonnes of food to be brought this week to feed 50,000 people in one of the citys biggest camps. Theres a lot more that needs to be done and we have a team that is working as hard and fast as they can on this, said the charitys Maurice McQuillan. Meanwhile Goal said it had distributed food and non-food items to more than 10,000 people in the city. The aid agencys CEO John OShea praised Irish businessman Denis OBriens Digicel, which is based in Haiti, for helping them get supplies to where it is needed. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html