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The Los Angeles County Fire Department urban search and rescue workers pulls Haitian woman from the earthquake debris in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 17, 2010. U.S. Air Force pararescueman climb a ladder to save a survivor at the collapsed building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 19, 2010.
Brazilian pediatrician Zilda Arns was killed in the earthquake. The humanitarian responses by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included many organisations, such as international, religious, and regionally based NGOs, which immediately pledged support in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Besides a large multi ...
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake that struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne , Ouest department , approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince , Haiti's capital.
An Associated Press report in 2010 found that less than 1 cent of each dollar the U.S. gave for Haiti’s earthquake relief was actually going to the country in the form of cash to the government ...
View Article The post How not to repeat the mistakes of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake and where to donate appeared first on TheGrio. Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake decimated Haiti’s southern ...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. received criticism for allowing its cruise liners to dock at private beaches in Labadee on Haiti's north coast during the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. However, the company defended the decision by offering to carry food aid onboard and also pledged to donate at least US$1 million plus all profits from ...
Aid organizations were urged by the Brazilian military to add security details. The destruction of the U.N. base by the earthquake added to problems keeping order; the U.N. Stabilization Force was in Haiti before the earthquake to assist with emergency relief efforts, necessary because the country has a significant gang presence. [46]
U.S. President Barack Obama (center) in the White House with two former presidents Bill Clinton (right) and George W. Bush (left) discussing the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Brazilian high-ranking officials convene an emergency meeting in Brasília, Brazil to discuss the 2010 Haiti earthquake.