Haiti Hit by Strong Earthquake, Some Buildings Reportedly Collapse

Collapsed properties and attainable deaths have been noted in the wake of a potent earthquake that Saturday struck Haiti, a region by now in turmoil following the assassination of its president last thirty day period.

The magnitude seven.2 earthquake’s epicenter was about seven.5 miles from the southern city of Saint-Louis du Sud, in accordance to the U.S. Geological Study. It had a depth of 6.2 miles.

Haiti’s civil protection company reported its teams noted collapsed houses and the likelihood of deaths from the quake. Haitians shared photographs of mangled properties on social media in the country’s south.

A tweet by Frantz Duval, the editor in main of Haiti’s Le Nouvelliste newspaper reported the normal hospital was overcome in Les Cayes, about 20 miles from Saint-Louis du Sud. “Lot’s of wounded,” wrote Mr. Duval. “Many houses have collapsed in Les Cayes. Including a hotel.”

Mr. Duval appealed for drugs to be sent to Les Cayes and confirmed photos of persons crowding at the hospital grounds.