A major earthquake has devestated Haiti, and in particular its capital Port-au-Prince.

We recommend the following charitable relief organizations, all of which have significant personnel and resources deployed in Haiti, and 4 out of 4 stars from Charity Navigator:

· Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) - 900 relief personnel in Haiti

· Oxfam America - 200 relief personnel in Haiti 

· Save the Children - 200 relief personnel in Haiti

· Partners in Health - 150 physicians; intact medical center in Haiti 

· CARE - 100 relief personnel in Haiti

Also worth considering, the Albert Schweitzer Hospital, in Deschapelles, Haiti.

Google Missing Persons Finder

Google News feed for Haiti Earthquake

Haiti entry from Wikipedia

A divided island: the forces working against Haiti -  Jared Diamond, writing for UK Guardian