Earthquake rescue teams remain grounded in Canada.

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Earthquake rescue teams remain grounded in Canada.

Earthquake rescue teams remain grounded in Canada
Specially trained and ready to go, but no call has come, Ottawa says
Brendan Kennedy Staff Reporter

As the hunt for survivors continues amid the rubble of Port-au-Prince, five fully equipped search-and-rescue teams specially trained to rescue people from collapsed buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake remain grounded in Canada.

The country's Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) teams – in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax and Manitoba – are all waiting patiently for the call to help in Haiti.

But so far no call has come.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/751789--earthquake-rescue-teams-remain-grounded-in-canada

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