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Jan 10Magnitude 7 earthquake or higher has hit Haiti.
A major earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher has hit Haiti. The island nation has be devastated, numbers of wounded, dead or dislodged are not yet available. The Red Cross believes at least 3 million people are directly affected by this event. The Prime Minister of Haiti has announced that there are possibly a HUNDRED THOUSAND dead and dieing but I believe that any official real numbers will not come for sometime, maybe days. If those numbers are real this is very tragic. From earlier report I’ve heard that the airport was not functioning and in others that it was completely destroyed however new reports say that the airport is not damaged which is vital for foreign aide to access Haiti and bring in support.
DART(Disaster Assistance Response Team) is on the ground in Haiti.
I was in shock as I watched the feeds coming in from my social networks and Television news reports. The epicentre of the quake was located inland, just 16 kilometres from the capital, Port-au-Prince, and was a shallow 10km deep, intensifying its impact. If you look at the image from google maps of the capital and how congested and tight packed in they city is and you keep in mind the poor construction of the buildings you can imaging the possible devastation if you consider these builds follow no code and thus most aconstructed with no reebars.
Ways to find loved ones in Haiti:
CNN:
http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=381628
FACEBOOK GROUP:
Earthquake Haiti
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=earthquake+haiti&init=quick#/group.php?gid=252988675717&ref=search&sid=699735577.786451225..1
There is not much more to say right now as the news coming out is all repetitive since the little infrastructure that exist in Haiti has been completely destroyed. As western media head down and more information comes out you can look to the internet to do what it does best and spread the news with its gruesome pictures and details.
Americans Donate to Wyclef Organization Yele
If your in Canada you donate here:
Canadians Donate to the Haiti Earthquake