What Haiti Needs

What A Day

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🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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After Taliban fighters took control over Afghanistan this weekend, UN Secretary General António Guterres urged all countries to open their doors to Afghan refugees and refrain from deportations. Panicked civilians flooded the airport in Kabul on Monday, some even clinging to a departing U.S. plane, hoping to escape an uncertain future under Taliban rule. President Biden defended the U.S. withdrawal saying it was the right decision to avoid a third decade of war, and blamed Afghanistan’s military and political leaders. On Saturday, Haiti was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, causing at least 1,400 deaths. The recovery effort is lagging, however, due to hospitals being overtaxed as well as Tropical Depression Grace, which made landfall in the island country on Monday night. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world due to its historical colonial oppression, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry was reportedly frustrated at the slow international response to their calls for aid. And in headlines: the Colorado River faces a water shortage, Oklahoma tribes’ SCOTUS victory may be overturned, and Olivia Rodrigo’s merchandise isn’t so “good 4 u” after all. Show Notes: A List of Some Charities Helping Those in Afghanistan – https://twitter.com/crookedmedia/status/1427384439466692619?s=20 A List of Some Charities Helping Those in Haiti – https://bit.ly/3CTkDWl For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, August 17th. I'm getting a resume.
0:08.4	And I'm Josie Deffy Rice and this is What a Day, where we just got a great deal on
0:13.1	a block of rooms at the stunning White Lotus Spa in Resort.
0:17.1	Yeah, I cannot wait to relax. I don't even care that we got the discount because someone
0:21.5	died there.
0:22.5	On Today's show, a story that proves that cats can be heroes. Plus, drought conditions
0:36.1	in America's West are drying up the country's biggest reservoir.
0:39.4	But first, the latest updates on Afghanistan after Taliban fighters took control over the
0:43.3	country this past weekend.
0:44.7	Afghans are a proud people with a rich cultural heritage. They have known generations of
0:50.4	war and hardship. They deserve our full support. The following days will be pivotal. The world
0:58.3	is watching. We cannot and must not abandon the people of Afghanistan.
1:04.7	That was UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during an emergency meeting of the Security
1:09.2	Council yesterday. He also urged all countries to open their doors to Afghan refugees who
1:14.9	have been trying to flee the country and to refrain from any deportations. And, Gideon,
1:20.2	there's been some harrowing imagery from the ground in Afghanistan.
1:23.6	Yeah, harrowing is right for sure. And once again, you know, there are frequent updates
1:27.4	and changes, but we're filling you in on what is known as a record time on Monday night.
1:31.9	So first, to your point, Josie, there was that widely shared and gruesome video at the
1:35.4	Kabul airport. The video depicted hundreds of people running next to a US military aircraft
1:40.3	as it was trying to leave. Some ended up literally clinging to it and local reports say that
1:44.9	at least one person allegedly felt their death from the aircraft. The AP says that at least
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