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One month on, 'Haiti will not die'
By North America correspondent Kim Landers, wires
Updated 3 hours 31 minutes ago
Hymns and gospel music pumped throughout Port-au-Prince. (AFP: Thony Belizaire )
Thousands of Haitians have gathered throughout the capital Port-au-Prince for a national day of mourning.
Dressed in white, Haitians have attended tearful ceremonies to mark one month since a devastating earthquake killed more than 200,000 people.
At one service near the shattered National Palace, a Catholic bishop and the head of the Voodoo priests have joined Protestant ministers for a prayer service.
Haiti's embattled President Rene Preval vowed "Haiti will not die, Haiti must not die" in a televised ceremony.
Dressed in white with a black arm band, Mr Preval spoke at one of the memorial services held around Port-au-Prince, pledging that his nation would recover from the devastating quake.
"Wipe away your tears to rebuild Haiti," he urged his people, presenting himself as a simple citizen of a nation in need.
"Today, allow me as citizen Rene Preval, the man, the father of a family, to address you to say that I cannot find the words to speak of this immense pain," he said.
More at:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/13/2818603.htm
"It is in your courage that we will find the strength to go on."
By North America correspondent Kim Landers, wires
Updated 3 hours 31 minutes ago
Hymns and gospel music pumped throughout Port-au-Prince. (AFP: Thony Belizaire )
Thousands of Haitians have gathered throughout the capital Port-au-Prince for a national day of mourning.
Dressed in white, Haitians have attended tearful ceremonies to mark one month since a devastating earthquake killed more than 200,000 people.
At one service near the shattered National Palace, a Catholic bishop and the head of the Voodoo priests have joined Protestant ministers for a prayer service.
Haiti's embattled President Rene Preval vowed "Haiti will not die, Haiti must not die" in a televised ceremony.
Dressed in white with a black arm band, Mr Preval spoke at one of the memorial services held around Port-au-Prince, pledging that his nation would recover from the devastating quake.
"Wipe away your tears to rebuild Haiti," he urged his people, presenting himself as a simple citizen of a nation in need.
"Today, allow me as citizen Rene Preval, the man, the father of a family, to address you to say that I cannot find the words to speak of this immense pain," he said.
More at:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/13/2818603.htm
"It is in your courage that we will find the strength to go on."