Haiti: The Disaster

On Tuesday the 12'th of January 2010 at about 16:53 local time a massive earthquake with the magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti. The epicenter of the earthquake was near Léogâne. The casualties were high up to 150.000 deaths confirmed, 200.000 deaths estimated and around 400.000 are homeless, maybe more. On 22 January the United Nations noted that the emergency phase of the relief operation was drawing to a close, and on the following day the Haitian government officially called off the search for survivors. The earthquake, which struck about 15km (10 miles) south-west of Port-au-Prince, was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude. After the earthquake people dug trough rubble, rescuing survivors and recovering bodies. The bodies were laid out in the streets, some in piles. During the night, many people digging through the rubble used flashlights. Another thing I hear at the news and internet is that Los Angeles MTV Networks is working with actor George Clooney to stage a telethon for Haitian earthquake relief. The worst part is that many innocent souls had to dye, this shows us how powerful the forces of nature are and that we can't do anything to defend ourselfs from them.