Tag Archives : Port-au-Prince

The earthquake that devastated the capital of Haiti, killing about 300,000 people in January may have been caused by a fault different from what was previously considered the reason for the tremor. The pressure has accumulated could cause another concussion, experts said yesterday. Two articles published in the journal Nature Geoscience, while adopting [...]

Haiti’s government on Saturday confirmed the deaths of at least 196 people due to cholera outbreak in the country. More than 2,500 people are hospitalized on suspicion of infection, which causes high fever, diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration. According to Haitian President Rene Preval, the authorities are taking steps to ensure that cholera does [...]

International rescue teams have rescued some 130 survivors from under the rubbles and each one of them is a miracle survivor of the devastating earthquake which killed more than estimated 120,000 people, injured millions of others, destroyed entire city of Port-au-Prince and pushed Haiti to the brink of abyss. The most recent miracle survivor is 22 [...]