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==Earthquake==
==Earthquake==
[[File:Haitiquake1.jpg|thumb|170px|left]] On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit about 10 miles from the capital city of two million people. Early estimates are that hundreds of thousands have died, and many others are trapped or injured or orphaned. The already thin infrastructure providing food, water, shelter, medical care and transportation has collapsed in much of the very poor country.
[[File:Haitiquake1.jpg|thumb|170px|left]] On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit about 10 miles from the capital city of two million people. Early estimates are that hundreds of thousands have died, and many others are trapped or injured or orphaned. The already thin infrastructure providing food, water, shelter, medical care and transportation has collapsed in much of the very poor country.
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Haiti’s first lady, Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour, reported that “most of Port-au-Prince is destroyed” and that many government buildings had collapsed… [http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/uncategorized/haiti-prime-minister-hundreds-of-thousands-dead/]
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===Relief efforts===
===Relief efforts===
[[File:Haiti 2010.jpg|right|100px|Photo: Reuters.]]
[[File:Haiti 2010.jpg|right|100px|Photo: Reuters.]]
:Officials said Obama told them to start preparing '''in case humanitarian assistance was needed'''. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hV0B6fLLw-0m3nvz7lOc9is0M2tA]
:Officials said Obama told them to start preparing '''in case humanitarian assistance was needed'''. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hV0B6fLLw-0m3nvz7lOc9is0M2tA]
Of course, [[humanitarian assistance]] is needed; it's just that the Haitian government has to ask for it (or at least, be willing to accept it). Last time, when a hurricane caused devastating mudslides, the Haitian government was more concerned with maintaining its [[sovereignty]] than with getting [[fresh water]] to disaster victims (see also [[tsunami relief]]).
Of course, [[humanitarian assistance]] is needed; it's just that the Haitian government has to ask for it (or at least, be willing to accept it). Last time, when a hurricane caused devastating mudslides, the Haitian government was more concerned with maintaining its [[sovereignty]] than with getting [[fresh water]] to disaster victims (see also [[tsunami relief]]).
== External links ==
== External links ==