MESSAGE: 7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE UPDATE #7 CARICOM Tactical Advance Party arrives in Haiti to establish logistical arrangement for delivery of the Region’s Health Sector intervention. (As at 15:30 hrs, January 17, 2010)
THE EVENT:
Port-au Prince, the capital city of Haiti has been devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck the island on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Damage has been of catastrophic proportions with almost 80 percent of the structures in the capital destroyed. There has been significant loss of life and it is estimated that approximately three (3) million people (or one third of the population) has been affected. An aftershock measuring 4.6 magnitude was reported to have been felt this afternoon.