On Tuesday the small Caribbean country of Haiti was severely affected by a massive 7.0 earthquake. The Earthquake epicenter was only 10 miles away from the countries capital of Port-au-Prince destroying much of the city. The Redcross estimates that one million of the countries three million people are believed to be affected in the quake. It is unknown know how many people have been killed by the quake but it is expected to be high since Haiti is a poor country and no buildings are built to earthquake standards.
This is some very sad news and I'm very sorry for the people of Haiti. It's even worse that a major disaster like this happens to an area the is already facing severe hardships. Haiti is the poorest country in North America and most of its residence struggle to support themselves. It's hard to imagine how this has only made condition far worse then anything that they have faced before. Also there is no real way to determine how many people are still trapped by the quake and thousands of people could still be trapped in the rubble, only time will how mush this quake has affected the country. one thing that will help the country is that there are already U.n. peacekeepers stationed in the country and they should be able to assist.
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