Haitians Rely On Old-School Communication In Earthquake Aftermath

Handwritten letters and radio serve as primary means of communication in impoverished nation.By Gil Kaufman Louiny Fontal broadcasts from Port-au-Prince Photo: Nicholas Kamm/ Getty Images While the world tweets, texts and blogs about the aftermath of last Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, the massive destruction of the island's infrastructure has left many Haitians scrambling to communicate with and find loved ones. Cell-phone service has been spotty on the impoverished Caribbean is...

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