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7.0 quake hits Haiti, hospital collapses
A strong earthquake hit Haiti on Tuesday, where a hospital collapsed and people were screaming for help. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and was centered about 10 miles west from Port-au-Prince, the USGS said. (Jan. 12)

Quake Rocks Haiti, Causing Widespread Damage

Major Earthquake in Haiti; Damage in Port-au-Prince

Big Haiti quake topples buildings, casualties seen

UPDATES: JANUARY 13, 2010

Venezuelan Humanitarian Team Arrives in Haiti after Earthquake
Venezuela sent its first aid airplane to Haiti, a Bolivarian National Armed Force’s Hercules C-130, with a fifty-strong advance humanitarian aid team on board, on Wednesday morning, after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake leveled the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, late Tuesday.

Quake-stunned Haitians pile bodies by fallen homes
Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake crushed thousands of structures, from schools and shacks to the National Palace and the U.N. peacekeeping headquarters. Untold numbers were still trapped. It seemed clear that the death toll from Tuesday afternoon’s magnitude-7.0 quake would run into the thousands. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Port-au-Prince was among the dead, and the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission was missing.

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Doctors Without Borders Report Dire Need for Care in Haiti

Medical charity overwhelmed by Haiti quake victims

Aid Workers Scramble Amid Haiti’s Chaos

Thousands feared dead in Haiti quake; many trapped

France fears everyone inside U.N. HQ in Haiti dead

Hundreds feared dead in Haiti earthquake

Haiti’s capital shattered by powerful earthquake

4 thoughts on “7.0 Earthquake Devastates Haiti”

I spoke with people in Trinidad yesterday after hearing on The BBC World News at 5.00 PM Central US Time, that the devastation was accompanied by a tsunami warning for the region. No one I spoke with in TnT had heard that news. I just spoke with someone else three minutes ago, he had not heard it either.

Are we at the far end of communication? suppose a tsunami had materialized, and was rushing to TnT’s shoreline, how would the people have known?

It is possible to send relief to Haiti by a credit card. Yahoo news has links to all the aid agencies wroking there. Please people, do not let me hear that the road in Caripichinma and Poole need fixing first. The American economy is bad, yet help is mobilizing here, including a hospital ship. When people are in worst situations than you, give help in thanksgiving for your own safety. And keep them in your prayers.

Disaster
HAITIANS yesterday implored this country for aid as their countrymen came to terms with the after effects of Tuesday’s massive earthquake which killed thousands including the Roman Catholic archbishop, and flattened the president’s palace, hospitals, courts, schools and the main prison in the capital Port-au-Prince.

Death everywhere in Port-au-Prince
As Haiti lay in ruins yesterday, countries in the Caribbean and around the world mounted a multi-million-dollar rescue and relief effort as thousands were feared dead following a devastating 7.0 earthquake that damaged much of that poverty-stricken country.

OAS channelling aid to Haiti

Lucky Trini escapes Haiti killer quake

PM: US$1M for victims

…T&T to give Haiti US$1m

Soca stars heed Wyclef’s appeal
Soca stars have come forward to assist the people of Haiti in any way they can. They join Haitian-born hip hop star Wyclef Jean in his calls to donate to relief efforts in the wake of the huge earthquake that struck the Caribbean state on Tuesday.

…No decision to send troops

…Caricom readies emergency response
ALL GOVERNMENTS of the Caribbean Community were last night desperately seeking ways to rush emergency aid to earthquake-devastated Haiti.

‘Manage relief funds carefully’
Caricom should take time and care to make a ‘co-ordinated response’ to Haiti’s earthquake catastrophe, a former top Trinidad and Tobago diplomat with specialist knowledge of the stricken republic advised yesterday.

T&T all set to help Haiti
As the news hit the airwaves about the earthquake-stricken Haiti, T&T was ready and willing to help alleviate the sufferings of its Caricom neighbour. There was general care and concern expressed by various organisations when contacted yesterday. Chief Executive Officer of United Way of T&T, Pamela Francis, said the organisation already has began mobilising its stakeholders and other organisations who may be willing to assist.

Haiti, we are sorry
Haiti’s being hit on Tuesday by a massive earthquake, which a preliminary estimate of the magnitude has been placed at 7.0 on the Richter Scale, represents yet another severe social and economic blow to the Caribbean’s most impoverished nation.

Businessmen call for action
THE local business community has joined the rest of the nation in expressing concern and pledging help and support for the people of earthquake ravaged Haiti.

Disaster saddens Tobago
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Orville London yesterday extended condolences to the relatives and friends of those who died in Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti and assured the THA stands ready to assist the Haitian people in the recovery process.

2 Digicel workers killed in quake