frankly, their numbers, they don t have any idea. while aid is pouring in, rebuild from the rubble is going to take years. the quake has shattered lives in the united states as well. the east flat bush section here in new york is one of the largest hatian populations in the united states. i went there today, just to see how the community is holding up. in this hatian-american community in [ lin, new york, the aftershocks of the earthquake are still being felt. there continue to be vigils for the dead, and at businesses like the caribbean market, money and supplies are still raised for the living. at radio soleil, a local hatian-american station, the earthquake and its aftermath are all they talk about. in terms of the impact, i think a lot of americans don t understand, everybody who is hatian-american knows somebody who was lost. everybody s impacted in a very immediate way. everybody is impacted. just yesterday, i learned that a good friend of mine, we went to school together, he w