Haiti: How You Can Help

We're joining our sister publications ISLANDS and CTL to help spread the word about how you can donate to Haiti.

On Tuesday, the Caribbean country was struck by a massive, 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Here are the latest news updates and emergency relief you can donate to:

• - The American Red Cross is pledging an initial $200,000 in aid and have released supplies in a Panama warehouse to the island.

• - Mercy Corps is sending an emergency response team to the island.

• - CNN has a minute-by-minute account of the disaster.

• - BBC News has first-hand accounts of the quake and a video of the devestation.

• - For information about friends and family members in Haiti, call the U.S. State Department Operations center at 1-888-407-4747.