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An eartquake hit Haiti this last Tuesday at around 5pm. “I believe it is a catastrophe of great proportions”, reports the U.S. ambassador Alcide Raymond Joseph to CNN. The epicenter was 10km south east of the capitol of Port-au-Prince. To make things worse, the earthquake was relatively shallow at a depth of 5 km reports the U.S. Geological Service. Shallow earthquakes can cause more damage. Source: Wall Street Journal
Photos by International Redcross/Crescent and Matthew Marek-American Red Cross/Wikipedia
More photos here and via United Nations Flickr.
Video taken by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen/U.S. Coast Guard
Date Taken: 01.13.2010
Posted: 01.13.2010 04:48
Video Location: HT
B-Roll of an aircraft’s view of the devastation from the recent massive earthquake in Haiti. Produced by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen. Haiti Relief
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