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Frustration mounts at Haiti’s gas shortage
Car owners are obliged to take their gasoline by the gallon, and then transport it back to their vehicles by hand.
Bringing power to Port-au-Prince
Live wires, fallen electric poles, an non-paying customers: Emmanuel Midi describes the huge job for Haiti's power providers, Electricité d'Haiti (EDH).
Behind the scenes with Nadine Pequeneza
Photo, video and interview with documentary director Nadine Pequeneza about the challenges and logistics of the Inside Disaster documentary shoot in Haiti.
“It’s worse than a war zone”
CBC's Matt Galloway interviews Inside Disaster director Nadine Pequeneza from Haiti.
Haiti: Red Cross releases assessment
The Red Cross Red Crescent has pre-positioned relief supplies for 3,000 families in Haiti. These emergency supplies consist of kitchen kits, personal hygiene kits, blankets and containers for storing drinking water.
UPDATED: Travel Update from the Crew
Nadine, Nico and the crew left Santo Domingo at 4am this morning with the Red Cross motor convoy. They are nearing the Haitian border now and pushing to arrive in-country before sundown.
En route to Santo Domingo
From Santo Domingo we’ll find a way to cross over to Haiti. Nadine and the crew will start filming with the Red Cross there, and I’ll try to reach Port au Prince by going on a Canadian Army plane.
Getting into Haiti
We’re now in the Boston airport en route to Santo Domingo in the DR. The IFRC has five FACT team members descending on the DR from Canada, Panama, and Europe.
Waiting for a Disaster
It’s hard not to feel like an ambulance chaser when you’re waiting for a natural disaster to happen. With a production crew now on stand-by, the grim role of disaster watch has fallen to me.
Getting ready for the unknown
Natural disasters are the known unknowns. Ten years in the field making documentaries has taught me to prepare for the worst, so naturally the first priority was to hire a really good team.
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