A black Tuesday:
Haiti is a French-speaking Caribbean country. On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, with its epicenter 16 miles offshore west of the capital city Port-au-Prince, which was devastated. Thousands of people were killed; the Presidential palace, Parliament and many other important structures were destroyed, along with countless homes, businesses, hospitals, schools and shantytowns.
Countless number of bodies are still being recovered, 100 hours after the quake. Numerous children have lost their lives. People who are injured are lying amidst corpses. This is the worst ever earthquake in two centuries. There has been tremendous amount of destruction in the capital of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas. The International Red Cross estimated that about three million people were affected by the quake and about million people feared dead.
According to the US Geological Survey, The quake, which struck about 15km (10 miles) south-west of Port-au-Prince, was quickly followed by two aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude.
The first tremor had hit at 1653 local time (2153 GMT) on Tuesday.
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and has suffered from lot of calamities like hurricanes and storms which killed many people.
Several countries and non-profit organizations have started to pull together aid efforts for Haiti, where the International Red Cross estimates 3 million people may be in need of help.
The United Nations on Friday appealed for 562 million U.S. dollars to help the victims of earthquake in Haiti. The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated 25 million U.S. dollars towards the appeal. The Red Cross Society has released more than $10 million in funds for relief efforts to the victim of Haiti.2010 has not stated off well for the people in Haiti, but the calamities of nature are not man-made. Nothing can be done to prevent natural calamities. A great tragedy in the history is being passing, and only our prayers can help the Haitian victims .
1.21pm
sunday
17-1-2010
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