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American Red Cross Pledges Initial $1 Million to Haiti Relief

Send a $10 Donation by Texting ‘Haiti' to 90999.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti to support relief efforts there after yesterday's earthquake, which caused catastrophic damage and loss of life.

According to reports, as many as three million people may have been affected by the quake, which collapsed government buildings and caused major damage to hospitals in the area.

Watch Out for Haiti Earthquake Scams

Salem-News.com knows that both the Willamette Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and Medical Teams Intl. in Portland are both legitimate agencies raising funds to help the people in Haiti.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger is warning Oregon consumers to be on the lookout for unfamiliar organizations soliciting funds for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Scammers exploit current events – from fears about a swine flu pandemic to the sale of Michael Jackson memorabilia – to defraud consumers. Scammers will seek to gain access to credit card numbers and bank accounts in order to commit identity theft.

Medical Teams International Sends Aid to Haiti (RAW VIDEO)

NW group is mobilizing to help people in Haiti where a massive earthquake left countless numbers of people dead.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Medical Teams International is sending volunteers and aid to Haiti following a 7.0 earthquake.

UN Calls for International Support in Wake of Devastating Haiti Quake

“Many people are still trapped inside” -UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

(PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today issued an urgent call to the international community to assist Haiti following yesterday’s catastrophic earthquake that has devastated the impoverished Caribbean nation’s capital.

Haiti Rocked by Major Catastrophic 7.3 Earthquake

Thousands are thought to have perished.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.3 occurred in the Haiti region at 5:53 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time on January 12th, 2010, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

According to reports from the area, damage to the densely crowded capital city of 2 million people was apparently widespread.