Samstag, 29. Oktober 2016

08.05.2019 - Haiti and Earthquakes and Floods etc...


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13.01.2010 - Interpretation of dali48

A devastating reminder of nature's fury - An opportunity to help and learn about the Caribbean country -
This morning brought unfortunate news:
Haiti, no stranger to devastation and misery, suffered a brutal 7.3 magnitude earthquake - and thousands are feared to be dead. In a country where approximately 80% of the population lives in poverty, finding and treating living victims, rebuilding, and preventing the scale of destruction the next time an earthquake hits will be a major undertaking - A small solace is seeing the news pouring in of international relief efforts... (HubPages Weekly)

The tropical forests had been cut down - to make way for farming but it resulted into the soil being washed away by heavy rain - which resulted into further greater poverty...

HAITI 2004 FLOOD
Haiti and its people are the poorest of the Americans and it made a lot of history which were in the world headlines - The people are descended from African slaves which were brought by the French colonists - French is widely spoken and so is Creole which is an Afro-Caribbean language with many French words - Their religion is mostly Roman Catholics - but voodoo which is an African-based religion is practised - Haiti art and literature is different from the other cultures... (by Hello, hello on HP)

On October 6, 2018, at approximately 8:11 p.m, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 19 kilometers northwest of Port-de-Paix, Haiti. The earthquake damaged ...
Areas affected‎: ‎Haiti, Dominican Republic
Magnitude‎: ‎5.9 Mww
Aftershocks‎: ‎2
Local date‎: ‎October 6, 2018

The May 2004 Caribbean floods were a flood event that took place in the Caribbean Islands, mainly Hispaniola and some parts of Northern Puerto Rico from May 18, 2004 to May 25, 2004. The storm caused significant rainfall, with over 9.7 inches of rain falling at the most in Haiti, and 10 inches falling at ...
Death(s)‎: ‎About 2,000
Date‎: ‎May 18 – 25, 2004


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08.05.2019 - Slavery and Haiti and Toussaint L'Ouverture etc...

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19.08.2013 - Interpretation of dali48

What has always bothered me is the concern of the Americans of the day when Haiti became the first African Independent State in the Southern Hemisphere, run by former slaves - the (Americans) being afraid that their own slaves might take a cue from - and they vowed to make sure that Haiti is not recognized - and pays for becoming independent...
Toussaint L'Ouverture could not celebrate his victory of January 1, 1804, because he had been captured by deceit - and sent to a French prison to "die a slow death from cold and misery" - in the words of a 19th century French historian...
That is why Haitian children to this day know by heart his final words as he was led to prison: "In overthrowing me - you have cut down in Saint-Dominingue only the tree of liberty - It will spring up again by the roots for they are numerous and deep"... (by nickmaceus)

Slavery in Haiti started with the arrival of Christopher Columbus on the island in 1492. The practice was devastating to the native population. Following the ...
History · ‎Modern day · ‎Sex slavery · ‎Government action

François-Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or ToussaintBréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.

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see dali48 and warning of neo-fascism since 1989 and Climate Change since ca. 2000 and "Banking Crisis" 2008 and poor people and social diseases and speculation and homelessness and robots etc. - instead of UBI & Ecology - Uncontrolled capitalism produces evil as bees produce...

see dali48 and Climate Change and heat waves and dryness and burning and also floods and Hurricanes etc. - since ca. 2000 and despite Copenhagen 2009 etc. - instead of #ZeroHunger, solar & wind energy & UBI etc...