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Haiti: Médialternatif/AlterPresse offices totally destroyed

An update from former president of WACC - Caribbean region and Editor
of AlterPresse

PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI, 14 January 2010: The possibilities for
communication are extremely precarious after the powerful earthquake
of January 12 devastated the capital as well as the surrounding area
and plunged Haiti into despair and pain.

Alterpresse regrets not having been able to inform you at the time of
this terrible shock, which has destroyed its offices.  The
alternatives that we contemplated did not function until the end of
the evening of January 14.

We have not lost colleagues within the institution. Beethoven was the
last to leave the office just before the earthquake.  Caught by the
shock, Paulette, who made the customary check of the office before
closing the doors, found herself trapped.  She was with her daughter.
But they were both able to escape through a hole.

We do not yet know the situation of our team of collaborators and
their families.  We are trying to establish contact with them as soon
as we can.

We thank you infinitely for the care that you have shown through the
messages that have flooded our emails. We will do our best to share
with you AlterPresse?s view of this catastrophe that grieves the
population of Haiti.

> If you have any information please contact:

> Gotson Pierre
> Editeur AlterPresse

> Cándida González-López
> Vice-Chair, WACC- Carribean Region