Thread: Earthquake hits Haiti - mag 7.0!

Originally Posted by smitty

any updates on this ?

Davy, there are several threads over on the Royal Caribbean forum...go check 'em out.

Originally Posted by Char

Davy, there are several threads over on the Royal Caribbean forum...go check 'em out.

thanks char i'll do that.

A 6.1 mag quake there this morning. Haven't heard details yet, but hopefully, since everyone is pretty much sleeping outdoors, there will be no newly trapped victims.

i understand it's to the east of where the previous epi-center was.

BREAKING NEWS — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday morning, shaking buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country's capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the new quake hit at 6:03 a.m. about 35 miles northwest of the capital of Port-au-Prince. It struck at a depth of 6.2 miles but was too far inland to generate any tidal waves in the Caribbean.

Wails of terror rose Wednesday as frightened survivors of last week's quake poured out of unstable buildings. It was not immediately possible to ascertain what additional damage the new quake may have caused.
Last week's magnitude-7 quake killed an estimated 200,000 people in Haiti, left 250,000 injured and made 1.5 million homeless. A massive international aid effort has been launched, but it is struggling with logistical problems, and many Haitians are still desperate for food and water.

Still, search-and-rescue teams have emerged from the ruins with some improbable success stories — including the rescue of 69-year-old ardent Roman Catholic who said she prayed constantly during her week under the rubble.
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OMG! How much more do these peoplel have to endure?