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Jan
14

Haiti Earthquake Information

latest news earthquake in halitiEnormity 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 be into the thousands of people. They were trapped under rubble. As stated by one of the U.S. aid agency workers.

“I’ve seen, seven or eight buildings, ranging from office buildings to hotels and shopping center collapsed … I think the hundreds of casualties is expected to shrink,” he said. Until now not known how many victims died.

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