2 parents / 1 child vs. 230,000 dead Haitians |
Daily Express Front Page January 14, 2010 |
FACTS REGARDING
2010 HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti at 4:53 PM on January 12, 2010
- 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti
- 16 miles from the capital city Port-au-Prince: population estimate: 2.35 million
- More than 50 significant aftershocks followed over the next 10 days
Government of Haiti official estimates indicate:
- 230,000 people died
- 300,000 people were injured
- Hundreds of thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged
- As many as 1 million people were left homeless
- Thousands of Haitian children were orphaned
- 28 out of 29 government ministries buildings were destroyed
- 50 hospitals and health centers were destroyed
- 1,300 educational institutions were destroyed
- Port-au-Prince airport and Haitian seaports were crippled
- Millions of cubic yards of rubble choked Port-au-Prince
The Red Cross estimates that the 2010 earthquake directly affected as many as three million Haitians.