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2010 Earthquake

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Dr. John Yates (ICC Canada's Project Coordinator) and Dr. Rudy Magloire (ICC Haiti's National Director) discuss the plan of action for medical relief and hospital re-building with ICC Haiti Staff.

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The structural integrity of the ceiling around patient counselling rooms is dangerously compromised as this vertical support beam is severely ruptured.

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From this vantage point we see that the cracks extend upward and penetrate through the bricks and mortar; shattering glass, destroying the window frame as well as the adjacent wall and ceiling.

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The egg like cracking of this white plaster reveals not only the bricks underneath it, but also the danger in this area caused by damage in and around a wall-to-ceiling support beam.

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Concrete has broken off the top of this winding stairwell, riddled with broken glass and debris from the wall.

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A filing cabinet lays on its side, while files that have fallen from open cabinet drawers litter this office floor.

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The bookshelves have toppled over, scattering supplies in this administrative room.

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Broken glass now "sits" all over the couches in this room.

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Here we get a wider perspective of the damage done to the entrance way.

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A huge wall fracture and broken windows compromise the security of this hospital entrance.

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