Rene Preval and the 2010 Earthquake
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Criticized for the lack of representation some feel they experienced after the earthquake, Rene Preval made few statement to the press directly following the catastrophe. One such comment, to the Miami Herald, was filled with generalized reports of the devastation with him stating, 'There are a lot of schools that have a lot of dead people in them', and his estimation that thousands had perished.
It was a week later that a press conference was held at a police station near the airport. Heavily guarded and behind cinder-block walls, the venue served as his new headquarters. But still, few detailed answers were given. He was still unable to verify the current death toll and couldn't comment on when services and road accessibility would be restored. As aid poured in from other countries like Germany, China, Spain, and from the United Nations in general, Rene Preval called for the people to organize themselves and to maintain order.
Like so many other buildings, schools, hospitals and government offices, the National Palace had collapsed, nearly around Rene Preval himself and his wife. Also, with the devastating effect of the earthquake as a massive fissure in his second presidency, it is, perhaps, not unlikely that many in his position might forget how to be a leader.
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