U.N. Secretary general Ban Ki-Moon is pledging $10 million in aid for Haiti and is calling on the international community to do everything it can to help the earthquake-stricken nation.
In a press conference following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, President Obama said American search teams are on their way to aid in rescue efforts.
MAG 7.0 earthquake off Haitian coast brings down buildings, bodies trapped in rubble and many fatalities likely. USA has offered assistance if requested. Although the tsunami alert was sounded and later cancelled, It brings little comfort that there was no danger of a tsunami to cause additional damage and deaths to the destruction from the earthquake.
The island nation of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with one of the weakest infrastructures, now faces near-catastrophic damage from an earthquake. Seth Doane reports.
Millions may be affected by the strongest quake to hit Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries, in 200 years as aftershocks continue to hit, reports Kelly Cobiella.