Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake strikes Haiti; multiple casualties feared
The earthquake struck 8 km (5 miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150 km west of the capital Port-au-Prince, at a depth of 10 km and has sent shock waves across the Caribbean.
Early data is suggesting that today’s earthquake is potentially bigger and shallower than the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Haiti 11 years ago, killing tens of thousands of people, flattening buildings and leaving many homeless.
Reuters is reporting that a U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning after the quake, lifting it shortly thereafter, although Haitian media outlets reported some people along the coast had already fled to the mountains.
'Numerous' lives lost - Haiti's Prime Minister
Haiti’s Prime Minister has since said “numerous” lives have been lost after the earthquake reduced buildings and churches to rubble and rekindled painful memories of the devastating 2010 tremor.
The United States, Great Britain, and France had promised millions in aid to the Earthquake ravaged Haiti, however, those countries fell short of the promise.
While the exact extent of today's damage was not immediately clear, the Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, who has been leading Haiti since Moïse’s killing, said there had been substantial destruction in several regions, and numerous fatalities.
“I extend my sympathies to the relatives of the victims of this violent earthquake,” Henry tweeted, as fears over the death toll grew.
Tremor felt across the Caribbean
The earthquake, which was felt across the Caribbean, including in the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Jamaica, comes just over a month after Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, was murdered at his residence in Port-au-Prince.
Haiti was one of the first black countries in the western hemisphere to gain its independence after colonialism and slavery from France.
A significant reason why the country has remained in poverty was due to Haiti having to pay France some 150 million francs equivalent to $21B in today's currency to preserve its independence.
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17 Responses to “Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake strikes Haiti; multiple casualties feared”
Hope the uk does not do the same to the bvi that’s why we need our independence NOW!
Haiti may the energy you hold for so many years stay with you in these rough times .
Those who don't know Haiti has a force that drove colonizers out for years and that force is Voodoo and Obeah.
The oppressors demonized it because they don't wan't the other melanated people to tap into our true spirituality and as a result they blinded us with Christianity .
Please my people know your history !!
Stop being close minded and do a deep research on the history of the bible and the queen and when you understand how much countries and islands with their Indigenous people were brutally killed in the name of jesus . You will ask yourself what the hell am I really doing and who am I really praising and worshiping too !