A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and power lines and inflicting what its ambassador to the United States called a catastrophe for the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation.
Presidential palace, parliament, national cathedral reported destroyed
Witnesses reported heavy damage throughout the capital, Port-au-Prince, including to the president's residence and century-old homes nearby, and The Associated Press reported that a hospital collapsed. President Rene Preval is safe, Joseph said, but there was no estimate of the dead and wounded Tuesday evening.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and was centered about 10 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was followed by at least eight powerful aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or greater, the USGS reported.
*** My family was just there for the holidays, my mom and little sister just came back last weekend, my dad is still over there and as of now, we are not able to reach him. I am mostly worried how dreadful this night is going to be for them, this is going to be their darkest night. My heart goes out to everyone who has been affected by this. I already know the death toll is gonna be major. I LOVE LOVE my country and my heart and spirit goes out to all the people there at this difficult time. I am extremely concerned.
How can you help?
Text yele @ 5151 and it will charge your phone $5.oo Please, please help!
OR go to www.royalteesonline.com ,purchase a heart of haiti shirt. 100% of the proceeds goes to the yale foundation to help my fellow Haitian people, please give a hand.
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