Moscow. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
coastal line.Now imagine if Afghanistan or Somalia are struck by a natural disaster, which will kill about 100,000 people and five times more in a week. It is not possible to stay away. This is what the situation in Haiti is like. There are no authorities (its government is located on a semi-destroyed police station on the airport"s outskirts), no communications, no fuel... The country has virtually ceased to exist even in its former shape.
There are no precedents with a possible exception of the tsunami in December 2004, which took 160,000 lives in Indonesia"s Aceh province. Indonesia and its authorities are not the most effective in the world but a multi-national rescue operation was a success. It even put an end to the local separatist movement.
This is what Haiti needs today - not only help with saving lives but also complete resetting of its deadlocked state and society. This would be a good example for Somalia, Afghanistan and some other countries.