Haiti is one of the most impoverished countries in the world, and tragedy has befallen just an hour ago, with a severe earthquake just being recorded. The quake measured 7.3 on the Richter scale according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck 14 kilometres from the city of Carrefour and 27 kilometres from Petionville.

A tsunami alert has been issued for most islands in the Caribbean, and the quake lasted more than a minute. Apparently a hospital has collapsed and many are expected to have been killed. While the exact details are still not available, we shall try to gather more information on this as we receive information. If you are in the area, do let us know what the situation is like. People have fled to the streets and many buildings have collapsed in the nation.

There is no information about the condition of people in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere, and the local authorities may not be well equipped for a calamity of this magnitude. Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas and Hispaniola could also face the wrath of a Tsunami, if it occurs.

Via: Sky News

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