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Date: August 14, 2021 at 10:52:08
From: Dan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti Tropical storm to follow |
URL: 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti, leaves at least 29 dead, official says |
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The epicenter of the quake was roughly 7.5 miles
northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud, Haiti
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the western
part of Haiti on Saturday, leaving more than two dozen
people dead and enormous damage in a country still
reeling from the assassination of its president, an
official said.
Jerry Chandler, Haiti’s director of civil protection,
told the Associated Press that the death toll stood at
29 and that teams will be sent to the area for search
and rescue missions.
The epicenter was roughly 7.5 miles northeast of Saint-
Louis du Sud, according to the United States Geological
Survey's website.
Civil protection officials tweeted that initial reports
indicate homes collapsed during the quake.
"We will continue to inform you," the tweet read.
Photos posted on social media showed buildings
destroyed and rubble littered across the ground.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
were briefed on the earthquake Saturday morning, a
White House official told NBC News. Biden authorized an
immediate U.S. response, and named Samantha Power as
the senior U.S. official to coordinate this effort.
Power is the administrator for the U.S. Agency for
International Development, which has disaster crews on
the ground.
The earthquake, which was felt in the capital of Port-
au-Prince, had triggered a tsunami threat in the
Caribbean country but it was later canceled.
Naomi Verneus, 34, who lives in Port-au-Prince, said
she was jolted awake by the earthquake and that her bed
was shaking.
“I woke up and didn’t have time to put my shoes on,"
she said. "We lived the 2010 earthquake and all I could
do was run. I later remembered my two kids and my
mother were still inside. My neighbor went in and told
them to get out. We ran to the street."
A "significant" 5.2-magnitude aftershock hit west of
the main quake, the U.S. Geological Survey tweeted,
adding that "more aftershocks are expected in the
coming days and weeks."
Ariel Henry, Haiti’s new prime minister, said the
"violent earthquake" caused "enormous damage" in parts
of the country and he has mobilized government
resources to respond.
"I appeal to the spirit of solidarity and commitment of
all Haitians, in order to unite to face this dramatic
situation that we are currently experiencing. Unity is
strength," he said in a tweet.
In another post, he added: "We will make the necessary
arrangements to assist people affected by the
earthquake in the Southern Peninsula. We must show a
lot of solidarity with regard to the emergency," he
added. "The government will declare a state of
emergency. We will act quickly."
Henry became the country's prime minister in the wake
of President Jovenel Moďse's assassination in July.
Moďse's wife was injured in what officials called a
"highly coordinated" attack.
The impoverished country, where many live in tenuous
circumstances, is vulnerable to earthquakes and
hurricanes. A 5.9 earthquake struck Haiti in 2018,
killing at least 15 people and injured more than 300
others.
In 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the capital and
killed an estimated 300,000 people.
There may be more bad news for Haiti. The country also
is in the cone for Tropical Storm Grace, which could
approach by late Monday.
Earlier Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported a
6.9-magnitude earthquake in Alaska.
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Date: August 14, 2021 at 12:53:49
From: sheila, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti Tropical storm to follow |
URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9893551/Major-earthquake-strikes-Haiti-felt-Caribbean.html |
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photos of the damage from the dailymailuk.com which I don't usually post but they're good at retrieving photos when these disasters hit.
There's been a series of 7+- quakes in the past 2 days.
South Sandwich Islands, 7.5.
Alaska, 6.9
Philippines, 7.1
Haiti, 7.2
Many aftershocks for each of these quakes.
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Date: August 18, 2021 at 10:10:31
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti Tropical storm to follow |
URL: https://thehill.com/policy/international/568307-haiti-death-toll-reaches-nearly-2000-over-1-million-affected-by |
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Haiti death toll reaches nearly 2,000; over 1 million affected by earthquake
By Lexi Lonas - 08/17/21 07:41 PM EDT
Haiti’s death toll from the earthquake over the weekend has reached nearly 2,000 as 1.2 million people have been found to be impacted by the natural disaster.
The country’s Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday there are 9,900 people injured from the earthquake and 1,941 dead, The Associated Press reported.
The death toll has jumped by hundreds from even earlier in the day when it was reported that 1,400 people were dead and more than 6,900 were injured.
The death toll rose as search and rescue efforts were halted due to Tropical Storm Grace, which hit the city of Les Cayes.
UNICEF estimated on Tuesday there have been 1.2 million people in the country impacted by the natural disaster, including 540,000 children.
“Last night, I saw strong winds and heavy rainfall strike the same areas already affected by the earthquake,” UNICEF’s representative in Haiti, Bruno Maes, who is currently in Les Cayes, said. “Countless Haitian families who have lost everything due to the earthquake are now living literally with their feet in the water due to the flooding.
“Right now, about half a million Haitian children have limited or no access to shelter, safe water, health care and nutrition,” Maes said.
Haiti has been devastated by the earthquake, with many losing their homes and unable to access medical treatment due to the overwhelmed health care system.
The country still had yet to recover from an earthquake that happened in 2010 and left hundreds of thousands of citizens dead.
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