Religious services are being held amid the rubble in Haiti to mark one month since an earthquake wrecked the capital Port-au-Prince, killing at least 230,000 people. To the north of the capital, mourners prayed on top of a mass grave where tens of thousands of people were hastily buried. Mike Wooldridge was there.
Amid scrub-covered hills to the north of Port-au-Prince, some 50 worshippers led by a Haitian bishop celebrated mass on the mass graves where tens of thousands of the earthquake victims lie buried. Swinging incense above the graves and sprinkling water on them, the bishop said he aimed to give dignity to their hasty burial. And a national act of commemoration took place attended by Haiti's president and other leaders of the government itself left struggling by the earthquake. At 4:53 in the afternoon local time, all Haitians have been asked to kneel and pray, an invitation extended to Haitians around the world.
A Georgian, who was practising for the luge event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, has died after a crash. His death was confirmed by an official of the International Olympic Committee. The athlete lost control of his sled while travelling at more than 145 kilometres per hour, came off the track and struck a steel pole.
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