On my parish blog an anonymous reader admonished me for having images of Haiti. What I posted is nothing compared to this. I think we need to see it, I really do.
It reminds me a lot of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when it was not unusual to see bodies in the street or floating in the water.
As a young reporter dispatched there by the Charleston Daily Mail, I remember seeing local authorities turning Gate A1 (formerly a Continental Airlines waiting area) at Louis Armstrong International Airport into a morgue. They used a mobile baggage conveyor belt to load bodies into a refrigerated delivery truck. It was a sight I will not forget, although I made sure I reported it in my story so people reading knew what was really happening.
I applaud journalists for taking us to these awful scenes and being honest in their reporting. Through those pictures and words, we can get a glimpse into the full horror of this disaster. And then lend our help in an appropriate fashion.
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On my parish blog an anonymous reader admonished me for having images of Haiti. What I posted is nothing compared to this. I think we need to see it, I really do.
Amazing...
It reminds me a lot of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when it was not unusual to see bodies in the street or floating in the water.
As a young reporter dispatched there by the Charleston Daily Mail, I remember seeing local authorities turning Gate A1 (formerly a Continental Airlines waiting area) at Louis Armstrong International Airport into a morgue. They used a mobile baggage conveyor belt to load bodies into a refrigerated delivery truck. It was a sight I will not forget, although I made sure I reported it in my story so people reading knew what was really happening.
I applaud journalists for taking us to these awful scenes and being honest in their reporting. Through those pictures and words, we can get a glimpse into the full horror of this disaster. And then lend our help in an appropriate fashion.
Thanks for keeping up on this story, Paul.
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