{"id":5389,"date":"2010-01-26T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=5389"},"modified":"2010-01-26T11:21:59","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:21:59","slug":"sierra-leone-is-not-in-any-form-prepared-for-a-massive-natural-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=5389","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone is not in any form, prepared for a Massive Natural Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

If\u00c2\u00a0 you have visited or lived in\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra Leone, you will agree that the devastating earthquake in Haiti\u00c2\u00a0 n January 12, 2010, that killed over two hundred thousand people should raise some concerns in Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone.\u00c2\u00a0 That quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale, and it was very powerful.\u00c2\u00a0 It struck16 KM \u00c2\u00a0from \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 Capital Port-Au-Prince\u00c2\u00a0 and 27 KM\u00c2\u00a0 from \u00c2\u00a0the Town of\u00c2\u00a0 Petionville. (Photo: Donald\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Sholabumi\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Georgestone)<\/p>\n

Some \u00c2\u00a0people \u00c2\u00a0were \u00c2\u00a0crushed \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 death \u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0 the falling debris from\u00c2\u00a0 the buildings, some\u00c2\u00a0 had their\u00c2\u00a0 hands and leg \u00c2\u00a0crushed and some \u00c2\u00a0were\u00c2\u00a0 pulled alive \u00c2\u00a0from\u00c2\u00a0 the \u00c2\u00a0wreckage.\u00c2\u00a0 Dead bodies were lying all\u00c2\u00a0 over\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 streets and no\u00c2\u00a0 place\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 them \u00c2\u00a0to be buried.\u00c2\u00a0 They had to dump\u00c2\u00a0 the dead bodies \u00c2\u00a0in massive\u00c2\u00a0 graves \u00c2\u00a0with\u00c2\u00a0 no identification. \u00c2\u00a0Also, some of\u00c2\u00a0 the dead \u00c2\u00a0bodies could\u00c2\u00a0 not be pulled out, because they \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0were\u00c2\u00a0 completely buried\u00c2\u00a0 under\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 debris.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00c2\u00a0 was\u00c2\u00a0 heart\u00c2\u00a0 breaking \u00c2\u00a0to \u00c2\u00a0see \u00c2\u00a0thousands of\u00c2\u00a0 those\u00c2\u00a0 people, \u00c2\u00a0buried without the dignity\u00c2\u00a0 they \u00c2\u00a0deserved, \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0but\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 there \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0are\u00c2\u00a0 many\u00c2\u00a0 unanswered questions. \u00c2\u00a0Those \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0people are\u00c2\u00a0 extremely \u00c2\u00a0poor, \u00c2\u00a0and \u00c2\u00a0they\u00c2\u00a0 had suffered\u00c2\u00a0 so\u00c2\u00a0 much,\u00c2\u00a0 that \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 question every\u00c2\u00a0 one \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0was\u00c2\u00a0 asking is: \u00c2\u00a0“Why\u00c2\u00a0 these\u00c2\u00a0 people ? “<\/p>\n

Half of\u00c2\u00a0 the buildings in certain\u00c2\u00a0 areas \u00c2\u00a0were\u00c2\u00a0 completely \u00c2\u00a0demolished \u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake.\u00c2\u00a0 Even\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 Presidential\u00c2\u00a0 Palace\u00c2\u00a0 was\u00c2\u00a0 damaged. It\u00c2\u00a0 was\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 sorrowful\u00c2\u00a0 sight \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 see\u00c2\u00a0 young \u00c2\u00a0babies\u00c2\u00a0 fifteen\u00c2\u00a0 days\u00c2\u00a0 old\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0and \u00c2\u00a0younger, \u00c2\u00a0being removed\u00c2\u00a0 from\u00c2\u00a0 the \u00c2\u00a0wreckage.<\/p>\n

That\u00c2\u00a0 7.0 earth quack\u00c2\u00a0 was\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 strongest \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 hit\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 region\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 more\u00c2\u00a0 than \u00c2\u00a0Two \u00c2\u00a0centuries,\u00c2\u00a0 so\u00c2\u00a0 natural\u00c2\u00a0 disaster\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 something\u00c2\u00a0 we \u00c2\u00a0have\u00c2\u00a0 to live with, so\u00c2\u00a0 we \u00c2\u00a0have \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 prepared \u00c2\u00a0individually ,\u00c2\u00a0 as\u00c2\u00a0 well as\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0a nation .<\/p>\n

Although\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone\u00c2\u00a0 is \u00c2\u00a0far\u00c2\u00a0 away from the \u00c2\u00a0major\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake zones\u00c2\u00a0 of \u00c2\u00a0the World,\u00c2\u00a0 yet,\u00c2\u00a0 she\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 still\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0prone\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake\u00c2\u00a0 disaster. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0It\u00c2\u00a0 will\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 naive\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 anyone\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 feel\u00c2\u00a0 that an\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 this\u00c2\u00a0 magnitude \u00c2\u00a0will\u00c2\u00a0 not \u00c2\u00a0happen\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone. Let\u00c2\u00a0 me\u00c2\u00a0 remind\u00c2\u00a0 you\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the Guinea, West Africa earthquake of\u00c2\u00a0 December 22, 1983.\u00c2\u00a0 Thank God, the epicenter area of\u00c2\u00a0 the earthquake, was\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 coastal\u00c2\u00a0 margin,\u00c2\u00a0 intra-plate\u00c2\u00a0 locale with\u00c2\u00a0 a very low level of\u00c2\u00a0 historical seismicity, s\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 damage was\u00c2\u00a0 minimal.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Experts\u00c2\u00a0 pointed \u00c2\u00a0out\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 seismic faulting\u00c2\u00a0 occurred\u00c2\u00a0 on\u00c2\u00a0 a \u00c2\u00a0pre-exiting fault\u00c2\u00a0 system, but\u00c2\u00a0 they \u00c2\u00a0were not\u00c2\u00a0 able\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 to shed\u00c2\u00a0 light\u00c2\u00a0 on the reason\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 unexpected\u00c2\u00a0 occurrence\u00c2\u00a0 of \u00c2\u00a0this intra-plate\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake. That\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake\u00c2\u00a0 was \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0felt in\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra \u00c2\u00a0Leone,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 it \u00c2\u00a0was\u00c2\u00a0 a shocking\u00c2\u00a0 experience \u00c2\u00a0for\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 number \u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leoneans. \u00c2\u00a0God\u00c2\u00a0 alone\u00c2\u00a0 knows what\u00c2\u00a0 would\u00c2\u00a0 have\u00c2\u00a0 been \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 results, if \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0the quake\u00c2\u00a0 had\u00c2\u00a0 centered \u00c2\u00a0in\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 populated\u00c2\u00a0 area\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 in \u00c2\u00a0Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone .<\/p>\n

In\u00c2\u00a0 the 1980’s,\u00c2\u00a0 there \u00c2\u00a0was\u00c2\u00a0 an\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake in\u00c2\u00a0 Southwestern\u00c2\u00a0 Nigeria,\u00c2\u00a0 and \u00c2\u00a0after brief\u00c2\u00a0 studies,\u00c2\u00a0 the experts\u00c2\u00a0 came to\u00c2\u00a0 the conclusion\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 there\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 a \u00c2\u00a0Pelusium\u00c2\u00a0 megashear\u00c2\u00a0 system\u00c2\u00a0 or\u00c2\u00a0 similar\u00c2\u00a0 fracture\u00c2\u00a0 zones\u00c2\u00a0 that penetrate\u00c2\u00a0 deep\u00c2\u00a0 into\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 continental\u00c2\u00a0 crust\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 West\u00c2\u00a0 Africa. \u00c2\u00a0They\u00c2\u00a0 asked\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 more\u00c2\u00a0 studies\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 done on\u00c2\u00a0 the Pelusium\u00c2\u00a0 megashear\u00c2\u00a0 system, so\u00c2\u00a0 they\u00c2\u00a0 will\u00c2\u00a0 be able \u00c2\u00a0to determine a\u00c2\u00a0 precise\u00c2\u00a0 location of\u00c2\u00a0 future\u00c2\u00a0 events ,\u00c2\u00a0 and \u00c2\u00a0also\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 able\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 identify areas\u00c2\u00a0 where\u00c2\u00a0 large scale \u00c2\u00a0crustal adjustments \u00c2\u00a0might\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 taking \u00c2\u00a0place. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Seismologists \u00c2\u00a0had\u00c2\u00a0 told\u00c2\u00a0 us\u00c2\u00a0 that earthquakes can occur\u00c2\u00a0 anytime, where \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0their\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 fault\u00c2\u00a0 line. The\u00c2\u00a0 Ennrigaill-Plantain Garde\u00c2\u00a0 fault\u00c2\u00a0 runs\u00c2\u00a0 through part\u00c2\u00a0 of Haiti\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 part\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 Dominican\u00c2\u00a0 Republic,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 fault\u00c2\u00a0 is \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0believed \u00c2\u00a0to have\u00c2\u00a0 played a\u00c2\u00a0 major\u00c2\u00a0 role in\u00c2\u00a0 this\u00c2\u00a0 massive\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake that took\u00c2\u00a0 place\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti.\u00c2\u00a0 The\u00c2\u00a0 surprising\u00c2\u00a0 thing\u00c2\u00a0 is that,\u00c2\u00a0 there\u00c2\u00a0 had been\u00c2\u00a0 no\u00c2\u00a0 major\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0earthquake\u00c2\u00a0 on \u00c2\u00a0that\u00c2\u00a0 fault\u00c2\u00a0 system\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 a \u00c2\u00a0period\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 200\u00c2\u00a0 years .<\/p>\n

Haiti\u00c2\u00a0 was\u00c2\u00a0 not prepared for an\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake of \u00c2\u00a0this\u00c2\u00a0 magnitude,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 no\u00c2\u00a0 exception. This\u00c2\u00a0 should\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 lesson for\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone, because \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 two\u00c2\u00a0 countries\u00c2\u00a0 have\u00c2\u00a0 too\u00c2\u00a0 many\u00c2\u00a0 similarities, which I\u00c2\u00a0 am\u00c2\u00a0 about\u00c2\u00a0 to discuss :<\/p>\n

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Haiti \u00c2\u00a0is\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 poorest\u00c2\u00a0 country\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 Western\u00c2\u00a0 Hemisphere,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone is\u00c2\u00a0 one\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 poorest countries\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 African\u00c2\u00a0 Continent.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 In\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti, \u00c2\u00a0ninety\u00c2\u00a0 percent\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the people\u00c2\u00a0 are\u00c2\u00a0 so\u00c2\u00a0 poor\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 they\u00c2\u00a0 cannot see \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0beyond\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow.\u00c2\u00a0 The\u00c2\u00a0 same\u00c2\u00a0 problem exits\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone.\u00c2\u00a0 Over\u00c2\u00a0 ninety \u00c2\u00a0percent\u00c2\u00a0 of \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 people \u00c2\u00a0live\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 abject \u00c2\u00a0povert. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haiti has\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 population of\u00c2\u00a0 about\u00c2\u00a0 9\u00c2\u00a0 million people,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone\u00c2\u00a0 has\u00c2\u00a0 a \u00c2\u00a0population\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 about\u00c2\u00a0 6\u00c2\u00a0 million\u00c2\u00a0 people.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

In\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti ,\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 average\u00c2\u00a0 citizen\u00c2\u00a0 lives\u00c2\u00a0 on\u00c2\u00a0 less\u00c2\u00a0 than 1$\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 day,\u00c2\u00a0 likewise\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Sierra Leone, the\u00c2\u00a0 average\u00c2\u00a0 citizen\u00c2\u00a0 lives\u00c2\u00a0 on\u00c2\u00a0 less\u00c2\u00a0 than\u00c2\u00a0 1$\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 day .\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haiti\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 country that\u00c2\u00a0 had\u00c2\u00a0 been\u00c2\u00a0 plagued\u00c2\u00a0 by\u00c2\u00a0 corruption\u00c2\u00a0 over\u00c2\u00a0 decades,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone\u00c2\u00a0 had\u00c2\u00a0 also\u00c2\u00a0 been\u00c2\u00a0 plagued\u00c2\u00a0 by\u00c2\u00a0 corruption \u00c2\u00a0for over\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 same\u00c2\u00a0 period.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Port-\u00c2\u00a0 Au- Prince\u00c2\u00a0 which\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 capital\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti ,\u00c2\u00a0 has \u00c2\u00a0three\u00c2\u00a0 times\u00c2\u00a0 more\u00c2\u00a0 than the\u00c2\u00a0 number of\u00c2\u00a0 people the\u00c2\u00a0 city was\u00c2\u00a0 constructed\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 accommodate . The\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 same\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 problem exists\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone.\u00c2\u00a0 Freetown\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 which\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 capital city , \u00c2\u00a0has\u00c2\u00a0 three\u00c2\u00a0 times\u00c2\u00a0 more\u00c2\u00a0 than\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 number\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 people\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 city\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 constructed\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 accommodate .<\/p>\n

Haiti has\u00c2\u00a0 an illiteracy rate of\u00c2\u00a0 about \u00c2\u00a065\u00c2\u00a0 percent,\u00c2\u00a0 and Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone has\u00c2\u00a0 an\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Illiteracy rate of\u00c2\u00a0 about\u00c2\u00a0 90\u00c2\u00a0 percent .<\/p>\n

Haiti\u00c2\u00a0 played \u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0 significant\u00c2\u00a0 role\u00c2\u00a0 in the\u00c2\u00a0 abolition of\u00c2\u00a0 Slave\u00c2\u00a0 Trade,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 so\u00c2\u00a0 did\u00c2\u00a0Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haitian \u00c2\u00a0women \u00c2\u00a0had\u00c2\u00a0 been \u00c2\u00a0suppressed \u00c2\u00a0for \u00c2\u00a0years. They\u00c2\u00a0 have been kept\u00c2\u00a0 out of\u00c2\u00a0 top\u00c2\u00a0 Government \u00c2\u00a0jobs \u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0 out\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 decision\u00c2\u00a0 making\u00c2\u00a0 process.\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 country.\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Leonean \u00c2\u00a0women \u00c2\u00a0had\u00c2\u00a0 gone\u00c2\u00a0 through\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 same\u00c2\u00a0 treatment\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 decades.\u00c2\u00a0 They\u00c2\u00a0 have\u00c2\u00a0 also\u00c2\u00a0 been\u00c2\u00a0 denied \u00c2\u00a0equal\u00c2\u00a0 education\u00c2\u00a0 as\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 men.\u00c2\u00a0 Things\u00c2\u00a0 seem\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 getting\u00c2\u00a0 better\u00c2\u00a0 under\u00c2\u00a0 President\u00c2\u00a0 Ernest\u00c2\u00a0 Koroma,\u00c2\u00a0 but more\u00c2\u00a0 has\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 done,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 it\u00c2\u00a0 should \u00c2\u00a0be\u00c2\u00a0 done\u00c2\u00a0 at\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 faster\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 rate,\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 make\u00c2\u00a0 up\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 past discrimination\u00c2\u00a0 against\u00c2\u00a0 our\u00c2\u00a0 women.<\/p>\n

In\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti , especially in \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 capital city,\u00c2\u00a0 buildings\u00c2\u00a0 are\u00c2\u00a0 put\u00c2\u00a0 up,\u00c2\u00a0 with no\u00c2\u00a0 re-enforcement \u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0 building \u00c2\u00a0codes. \u00c2\u00a0This\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 nothing\u00c2\u00a0 more\u00c2\u00a0 than a death \u00c2\u00a0trap\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 and \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0 recipe \u00c2\u00a0for disaster. The\u00c2\u00a0 same\u00c2\u00a0 problem is\u00c2\u00a0 going\u00c2\u00a0 on\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone\u00c2\u00a0 today.\u00c2\u00a0 In\u00c2\u00a0 Freetown\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 other\u00c2\u00a0 big cities, buildings \u00c2\u00a0are\u00c2\u00a0 recklessly\u00c2\u00a0 put\u00c2\u00a0 up, with\u00c2\u00a0 insufficient \u00c2\u00a0re-enforcement \u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0 no\u00c2\u00a0 regard\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 building\u00c2\u00a0 codes,\u00c2\u00a0 if\u00c2\u00a0 there \u00c2\u00a0are\u00c2\u00a0 any,\u00c2\u00a0 or \u00c2\u00a0are\u00c2\u00a0 not\u00c2\u00a0 just\u00c2\u00a0 being\u00c2\u00a0 enforced . \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haiti\u00c2\u00a0 has a\u00c2\u00a0 terrible\u00c2\u00a0 history of\u00c2\u00a0 civil\u00c2\u00a0 wars \u00c2\u00a0accompanied\u00c2\u00a0 by destructions of\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 lives\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 properties,\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 so\u00c2\u00a0 does\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone. This\u00c2\u00a0 brings\u00c2\u00a0 the ten\u00c2\u00a0 year rebel\u00c2\u00a0 war to \u00c2\u00a0memory.<\/p>\n

The\u00c2\u00a0 medical\u00c2\u00a0 care\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti,\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 way\u00c2\u00a0 below \u00c2\u00a0expectation for\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 nation\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 9\u00c2\u00a0 million \u00c2\u00a0people, the\u00c2\u00a0 same problem\u00c2\u00a0 exists\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 in Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0with\u00c2\u00a0 6\u00c2\u00a0 million\u00c2\u00a0 people.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haiti cannot provide its\u00c2\u00a0 citizens with enough \u00c2\u00a0pure \u00c2\u00a0drinking\u00c2\u00a0 water \u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0 food.\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra \u00c2\u00a0Leone Is currently\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 facing\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 same\u00c2\u00a0 problem.<\/p>\n

In\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti, a\u00c2\u00a0 large number\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the population is\u00c2\u00a0 engaged in\u00c2\u00a0 the practice of\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 witchcraft and\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 voodoo,\u00c2\u00a0 with\u00c2\u00a0 no\u00c2\u00a0 good\u00c2\u00a0 intention,\u00c2\u00a0 other\u00c2\u00a0 than\u00c2\u00a0 to destroy their\u00c2\u00a0 fellow human beings.\u00c2\u00a0 Since\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 end\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 rebel\u00c2\u00a0 war\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leone,\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 practice\u00c2\u00a0 of witchcraft\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 voodoo\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 destroy other\u00c2\u00a0 human\u00c2\u00a0 beings has\u00c2\u00a0 been on the\u00c2\u00a0 rise. That\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 not a good\u00c2\u00a0 sign\u00c2\u00a0 for a\u00c2\u00a0 nation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u00c2\u00a0 am\u00c2\u00a0 not\u00c2\u00a0 trying\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 play\u00c2\u00a0 Nostradamus ,\u00c2\u00a0 but \u00c2\u00a0as\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 concerned\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leonean ,and\u00c2\u00a0 an\u00c2\u00a0 Advocate\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 poor,\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 disadvantaged, the\u00c2\u00a0 underprivileged\u00c2\u00a0 and those\u00c2\u00a0 who\u00c2\u00a0 could\u00c2\u00a0 not\u00c2\u00a0 speak \u00c2\u00a0out \u00c2\u00a0for\u00c2\u00a0 themselves, \u00c2\u00a0I\u00c2\u00a0 am\u00c2\u00a0 calling\u00c2\u00a0 on \u00c2\u00a0President Ernest \u00c2\u00a0Bai\u00c2\u00a0 Koroma, the\u00c2\u00a0 First\u00c2\u00a0 Lady \u00c2\u00a0Sia\u00c2\u00a0 Nyama\u00c2\u00a0 Koroma, and\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 leaders\u00c2\u00a0 of all\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 political\u00c2\u00a0 parties,\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 put \u00c2\u00a0politics\u00c2\u00a0 aside , and\u00c2\u00a0 prepare\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 country\u00c2\u00a0 for survival\u00c2\u00a0 in a \u00c2\u00a0massive natural\u00c2\u00a0 disaster. It\u00c2\u00a0 could\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 an\u00c2\u00a0 earthquake, a\u00c2\u00a0 tsunami, a hurricane,\u00c2\u00a0 a heavy\u00c2\u00a0 flooding\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 or\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 brush\u00c2\u00a0 fire.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00c2\u00a0 should\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 able\u00c2\u00a0 to help\u00c2\u00a0 ourselves,\u00c2\u00a0 before \u00c2\u00a0foreign aid\u00c2\u00a0 comes\u00c2\u00a0 in.\u00c2\u00a0 The\u00c2\u00a0 point is\u00c2\u00a0 that,\u00c2\u00a0 each\u00c2\u00a0 time \u00c2\u00a0a natural \u00c2\u00a0disaster of\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 big\u00c2\u00a0 magnitude\u00c2\u00a0 occurs,\u00c2\u00a0 time\u00c2\u00a0 is \u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0 vital\u00c2\u00a0 importance, especially\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 when\u00c2\u00a0 it\u00c2\u00a0 comes\u00c2\u00a0 to saving\u00c2\u00a0 lives. It\u00c2\u00a0 usually\u00c2\u00a0 takes\u00c2\u00a0 time\u00c2\u00a0 for\u00c2\u00a0 foreign aid\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 come\u00c2\u00a0 in,\u00c2\u00a0 so\u00c2\u00a0 during \u00c2\u00a0that\u00c2\u00a0 time,\u00c2\u00a0 the local people can save lives if\u00c2\u00a0 they are trained\u00c2\u00a0 and given \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 proper \u00c2\u00a0tools \u00c2\u00a0and materials\u00c2\u00a0 to do\u00c2\u00a0 what\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 necessary.<\/p>\n

It\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 time for\u00c2\u00a0 the government \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 crack down on\u00c2\u00a0 people, who are recklessly putting \u00c2\u00a0up\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 buildings \u00c2\u00a0with\u00c2\u00a0 no\u00c2\u00a0 re-enforcement.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 time building\u00c2\u00a0 codes be instituted \u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0 enforced.,\u00c2\u00a0 especially if\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 building\u00c2\u00a0 is \u00c2\u00a0two or\u00c2\u00a0 more\u00c2\u00a0 levels. This\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 one\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 main\u00c2\u00a0 reasons,\u00c2\u00a0 why\u00c2\u00a0 the death\u00c2\u00a0 toll in\u00c2\u00a0 Haiti \u00c2\u00a0has\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 already been\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 estimated\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 be \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0over \u00c2\u00a0two\u00c2\u00a0 hundred thousand.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u00c2\u00a0 is\u00c2\u00a0 time we improved our\u00c2\u00a0 airport. The\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 airport\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 right\u00c2\u00a0 now , is\u00c2\u00a0 not\u00c2\u00a0 capable to hold \u00c2\u00a0those \u00c2\u00a0giant cargo\u00c2\u00a0 planes,\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 transport medical and\u00c2\u00a0 food\u00c2\u00a0 supplies\u00c2\u00a0 to devastating\u00c2\u00a0 areas\u00c2\u00a0 around\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 world. That\u00c2\u00a0 could\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 serious\u00c2\u00a0 setback in saving\u00c2\u00a0 lives.\u00c2\u00a0 The\u00c2\u00a0 infrastructure\u00c2\u00a0 needs\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 modernized, hospitals and\u00c2\u00a0 Medical care\u00c2\u00a0 in\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 country,\u00c2\u00a0 needs\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 improved .\u00c2\u00a0 More people need \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 trained \u00c2\u00a0in \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0 medical \u00c2\u00a0field . That should\u00c2\u00a0 not\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 end, they should be\u00c2\u00a0 encouraged and\u00c2\u00a0 greatly\u00c2\u00a0 rewarded\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 stay in the\u00c2\u00a0 medical field. It\u00c2\u00a0 is time the\u00c2\u00a0 government come up with some\u00c2\u00a0 type\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 programs, that \u00c2\u00a0will attract people \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 move \u00c2\u00a0to \u00c2\u00a0other \u00c2\u00a0parts of\u00c2\u00a0 the country, than \u00c2\u00a0overpopulating \u00c2\u00a0one\u00c2\u00a0 section\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 country.\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00c2\u00a0 usually resulted \u00c2\u00a0in \u00c2\u00a0massive \u00c2\u00a0loss \u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0 lives,\u00c2\u00a0 if natural\u00c2\u00a0 disasterof\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 big\u00c2\u00a0 magnitude \u00c2\u00a0should\u00c2\u00a0 strike \u00c2\u00a0that\u00c2\u00a0 area.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let\u00c2\u00a0 us\u00c2\u00a0 don’t gamble with\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 lives\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0 our\u00c2\u00a0 fellow\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leoneans\u00c2\u00a0 because\u00c2\u00a0 of\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 political correctness. Practicing\u00c2\u00a0 witchcraft\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 voodoo with\u00c2\u00a0 destructive\u00c2\u00a0 motives, is an\u00c2\u00a0 individual decision,\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 has nothing\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 do\u00c2\u00a0 with\u00c2\u00a0 the\u00c2\u00a0 government.\u00c2\u00a0 However,\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00c2\u00a0 am appealing \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 those\u00c2\u00a0 Sierra\u00c2\u00a0 Leoneans\u00c2\u00a0 who\u00c2\u00a0 use\u00c2\u00a0 voodoo \u00c2\u00a0and witchcraft\u00c2\u00a0 to \u00c2\u00a0destroy \u00c2\u00a0other \u00c2\u00a0human \u00c2\u00a0beings,\u00c2\u00a0 to\u00c2\u00a0 refrain \u00c2\u00a0from\u00c2\u00a0 being followers of\u00c2\u00a0 Satan,\u00c2\u00a0 and \u00c2\u00a0turn \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0 new\u00c2\u00a0 page \u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0 becoming\u00c2\u00a0 God’s\u00c2\u00a0 children.\u00c2\u00a0 Life\u00c2\u00a0 experience\u00c2\u00a0 had\u00c2\u00a0 taught\u00c2\u00a0 us\u00c2\u00a0 time\u00c2\u00a0 and\u00c2\u00a0 time\u00c2\u00a0 again , that\u00c2\u00a0 people\u00c2\u00a0 who wrap\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0themselves \u00c2\u00a0in\u00c2\u00a0 that\u00c2\u00a0 type\u00c2\u00a0 of \u00c2\u00a0demonic \u00c2\u00a0behavior,\u00c2\u00a0 usually \u00c2\u00a0ended \u00c2\u00a0up with a\u00c2\u00a0 curse\u00c2\u00a0 by the Almighty\u00c2\u00a0 God, and\u00c2\u00a0 doomed \u00c2\u00a0to\u00c2\u00a0 die a\u00c2\u00a0 disgraceful \u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0 gruesome \u00c2\u00a0death, which \u00c2\u00a0can\u00c2\u00a0 be\u00c2\u00a0 individually or \u00c2\u00a0on\u00c2\u00a0 a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 large \u00c2\u00a0scale .<\/p>\n

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