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Haiti makes up one-third of the islands of Hispaniola in the Carribean. It is located between Cuba and Puerto Rico and two-thirds of the island is the Dominican Republic.
This horrific earthquake destroyed most of Port-au-Prince, the captial city of Haiti. About 3 million people in Haiti were affected by the earthquake. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0. It estimated about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. We have yet to know how an estimate on casualties because it is not available at the moment. Currently, the United States and United Nations are helping with the cause and Canada is promising 5 million to help them. The quake ripped apart buildings and those that were last standing were opened to all sorts of elements. It even affected buildings as big as the National Palace. This disaster is the lastest to effect the country of about 9 million. It was good news to hear that Haiti's first lady, Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour, reported that President René Préval was alright. Although, this disaster was catastrophic, everyone is doing what they can to help out.
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