* Leogane is approximately 20 miles west of Haiti's capital, Port-Au-Prince-- current drive time from Port-Au-Prince is two hours and most foreigners receive escort services from one location to another
* Questions about violence in Haiti: Haitians have reported frustration that there is not enough aid and the government has not posted any statements to the people of Haiti, so information is primarily here say. Many Haitians have made it clear that they want aid to flow into NGOs and NOT the government. May people in Leogane have agreed to non-violence, as the foreign aid does not satiate their need, but that foreigners are obviously putting forth their best efforts to support without dominating the situation.
* Mass graves line the main street of Leogane
*Leogane's population prior to the earthquake was 134, 000
*The primary countries supporting Leogane at the present: Japanese and Canadian healthcare providers and Sri Lanka United Nations Peacekeepers
Video Coverage of medical aid, shanty homes built as a result of devastation, and Leogane center:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIlY4m7wUE
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