Radio Offers Lifeline to Anxious Haitians

Following the powerful earthquake which hit Haiti on Tuesday, worried relatives are looking to a New York station for news.

Brooklyn's Radio Soleil d'Haiti has been taking calls from local Haitians desperate to hear the latest on the state of the country.

Picture by Yana Paskova, New York Times

One caller shared a rumour with DJ Ricot Dupuy that Haiti's presidential palace had collapsed (it has been damaged, but still stands). Others looked for news of relatives.

Dupuy says it's been impossible to answer many of the callers' queries due to communication channels with Haiti being knocked out.