Merone, who is located in Port-au-Prince, said the quake lasted "more than five to ten seconds," and both sides of his house were shaking. "We're concerned that this earthquake is just one more crisis on top of what the country is already facing-including the worsening political stalemate after the president's assassination, COVID and food insecurity," Merone said, CNN reported. Jean-Wickens Merone, a spokesman with World Vision Haiti, said Saturday that the most recent earthquake comes at a time when Haiti is grappling with political tumult, the COVID-19 pandemic and food scarcity. That quake marked one of the deadliest natural disasters in the Western Hemisphere, and large parts of the island are still recovering. In 2010, a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti and killed an estimated 300,000 people and rendered over one million homeless. The impoverished country has been vulnerable to earthquakes and hurricanes in the past. We ran to the street," Verneus said, the AP reported. My neighbor went in and told them to get out. I later remembered my two kids and my mother were still inside. We lived the 2010 earthquake and all I could do was run. "I woke up and didn't have time to put my shoes on. Naomi Verneus, a 34-year-old resident of Port-au-Prince, said the earthquake jolted her awake after her bed began shaking. Residents in Haiti's the capital of Port-au-Prince said they could feel the quake, and many rushed into the streets in fear. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have authorized an immediate response for aid and named USAID Administrator Samantha Power as the senior official coordinating the effort. We must take care of the injured and fractured, but also provide food, aid, temporary shelter and psychological support," he said, according to the AP. Henry added that the International Red Cross and hospitals in unaffected areas were helping to care for victims, as health care systems are becoming overwhelmed with injured people. "We have learned that the local hospitals, in particular that of Les Cayes, are overwhelmed with wounded, fractured people." "The most important thing is to recover as many survivors as possible under the rubble," Henry said Saturday. Tsunami Warning System temporarily issued a tsunami warning on Saturday morning. The quake was so strong-it could be felt in neighboring countries-that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the earthquake took place 7.5 miles northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud. Haiti's prime minister, Ariel Henry, declared a one-month state of emergency on Saturday as some towns were almost completely razed by the damage.Īccording to the U.S. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Haiti on Saturday killed at least 724 people and left about 2,800 others injured, the country's Office of Civil Protection reported.
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