Posts Tagged ‘haiti earthquake’

Enormity SR 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti caused nearly paralyzed the entire infrastructure, including communications. “The whole town is in darkness. Thousands of people sat on the street. They do not know where to go,” said Rachmani Domersant, Operations Manager Food for the Poor. Some of the main building, such as offices, hotels, and shops in the Haitian capital, Port-Au-Prince, collapsed due to strong earthquake on Tuesday (12/1/2010). The ruins are expected to accumulate hundreds or even suspected to [...]

Representative Office of the United Nations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti destroyed after a powerful earthquake struck the country. UN official release mentions, their offices were damaged seriously enough. In the broadcast also mentioned, they lost contact with large numbers of UN personnel stationed in the country. “So far, we can only say they were lost. But we are still continue to seek contact with them,” said Alain Leroy, the head of UN peacekeeping operations. According to him, the office of the [...]