Sean Penn: We Need to Beat the Rains in Haiti
By Erin Kane
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Hollywood, CA (HNN) -- Oscar winner Sean Penn talks to "Extra" about another big problem about to hit earthquake stricken Haiti -- rain.
"Raincover is virtually non-existent for approximately 750,000 people in Port Au Prince alone," Penn tells "Extra's" Mario Lopez, "There's not going to be anybody to treat with these medicines if we don't relocate hundreds of thousands of people in the next two weeks."
Penn wants to make it clear that the rain will be disastrous and diseases will spread "on a scale we've never seen."
The actor's Jenkins-Penn Relief Organization donated medicine, medical treatment and services to Haiti.
Penn encourages Americans to donate any amount to the organization because it proves our efforts as a unified country offering support to our neighboring countries. "This is the greatest opportunity the United States has had to respond with what's best about the heart of this country," Penn tells "Extra's" Mario Lopez.
Penn explains the treatment as "Civil War medicine." The humanitarian saw, firsthand, body parts being removed without anesthetics and with whatever tools were available at the moment. He said, "I saw a young child not even flinch during an amputation."
Log onto beattherain.org to donate and learn more about how to help.
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For more on Sean Penn’s interview tune in to “Extra” tonight and Thursday.