A catalog and digest of who's sharing information from or about Haiti, without the cross-chatter or noise.



The Live Feeds from Haiti Blog is where you can follow links to view real-time Twitter feeds from/about Haiti, whether you have a Twitter account or not.



Simply click the links below to view live Twitter feeds from Twitter members who are tweeting from Haiti.



Each link will open the feed in a new window. You may open as many windows, and follow as many feeds, as your web browser will permit. To refresh a feed, you can refresh the browser window.



Feeds appear as soon as they are posted to Twitter so you can stay up to date on what is happening in Haiti.



Immediately below are our top three suggested feeds:

Live Twitter Updates from InternetHaiti: What's Happening on the Ground

Twitter Username: InternetHaiti
Location: Port-au-Prince

What They're Tweeting: Frequent updates of conditions on the ground and breaking news, in English and en Francais

Read Live Updates from InternetHaiti: See What's Happening on the Ground

The Google Crisis Response Center

What They're Posting: Search for Missing Loved Ones in Haiti, Post Updates on Those Known to be OK; Learn How to Make Free Calls to Haiti


Search the Google Crisis Response Center

MirelaMonte: Logistics, Info for Relief Workers

Twitter Username: @MirelaMonte
What She's Tweeting: Logistics information for relief workers in, and deploying to Haiti

Read Live Twitter Updates from @MirelaMonte

Saturday, January 23, 2010

New Category: Logistics, Situation Reports for Relief Workers In and Deploying to Haiti

Click on Twitter Username to Read Feeds

Twitter Username: MirelaMonte
Myrtle Beach Real Estate Broker, Incurable Optimist, Human Rights Activist
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
What She's Tweeting: Mirelamonte has taken up the mantle of finding and disseminating logistics reports for Haiti: road conditions, port conditions/regulations, paperwork necessary for volunteers in Haiti and deploying to Haiti, modes of communication, traffic reports.
Also Follow: Mirelamonte/haiti list

Twitter Username: HaitiLogistics
What They're Tweeting: Updates on logistics and aid delivery, information on needs of relief workers

Non-Twitter Link: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Situation Reports, via ReliefWeb
Comprehensive report of current conditions on the ground: Aid distribution, road/port information, ongoing relief efforts, logistical challenges
What They're Posting: Haiti: Earthquake Situation Report #17 current to 3 Feb 2010

Non-Twitter Link: MapAction Map Catalogue: Haiti Earthquake 2010
MapAction delivers vital information in the form of maps, created from information gathered at the disaster scene. By conveying a 'shared operational picture', their maps play a crucial role in delivering humanitarian aid to the right place, quickly.
What They're Posting: Maps of aid distrubution centers and field hospitals, reference street maps for local communities in Haiti
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