Earthquake in Haiti

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Thetimesofcapital.com15August 2021/1He Haitian government declared a state of emergency for a month in response to the disaster. “We need to show a lot of solidarity with the emergency,” Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said.

Several aftershocks have been felt on Saturday and Sunday since the major quake, which completely razed some towns and triggered landslides.

“More or less intensive aftershocks are to be expected for a month,” a Haitian civil engineer and geologist warned. He added that badly damaged building during the earthquake could collapse during the aftershocks.

“The most important thing is to recover as many survivors as possible under the rubble,” the prime minister said, according. “We have learned that the local hospitals, in particular that of Les Cayes [town], are overwhelmed with wounded, fractured people.

United States President Joe Biden authorised an immediate response. He also named United States Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power as the senior official coordinating the country’s effort to help Haiti.

Other neighbouring countries Jamaica, Cuba, Chile and Argentina have also offered help