At 4:53 P.M. on January 12, Matthew Marek, the American Red Cross Country Representative for Haiti, was in his office working with two of his Haitian colleagues when the ground started shaking. He screamed, “Anba biwo a!” (Get under your desks!). They all stayed under their desks while listening to thousands of screams from the surrounding neighborhood, as the shaking continued. “It lasted too long,” said Marek. “I know because I had time to think about death.” When the shaking st…

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