When conventional seismometers in Haiti failed before the 2010 quake, less sophisticated devices operated by citizen scientists helped seismic researchers fill in the blanks.
Tag: Haiti Earthquake (August, 2021)
What Is Christian Aid Ministries and What Does It Do in Haiti?
The group, based in Ohio, distributes food and clothing, funds schools, teaches farming methods and helps with emergency relief.
In Haiti, Need Is Overwhelming, but Some Politicians’ Charity Rings False
Potential candidates’ donations to quake victims have taken on political overtones and highlighted the government’s failures in providing relief.
Donors Send Quake Aid to Haiti, but for How Long?
Misuse of previous aid money, Haiti’s political convulsions, and competing humanitarian demands may signal less generosity this time.
Patience Runs Thin in Haiti Quake Zone as Fights Erupt for Cash and Food
Nearly a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake wreaked death and devastation in southern Haiti, survivors were growing increasingly frantic over the slow trickle of relief.
Patience Runs Thin in Haiti Quake Zone as Fights Erupt for Cash and Food
Nearly a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake wreaked death and devastation in southern Haiti, survivors were growing increasingly frantic over the slow trickle of relief.
Earthquake and floods have set back Haiti’s faltering effort to curb the pandemic.
Disaster victims are competing with coronavirus patients for the island’s scarce health care resources, and vaccination efforts had barely begun, the W.H.O. warned.
Many Survivors of Haiti Earthquake Expect No Help From Officials
“No one trusts this government here,” said a farmer in one village where at least 20 residents were killed by the quake as they attended a funeral at a church that collapsed.
Earthquake-Struck Haiti is Lashed by Heavy Rains After Storm Hits
The new casualty figures from Saturday’s quake, including 10,000 injured, come as victims struggled with a storm deluge that could complicate relief efforts.
Quake-Struck Haiti Is Lashed by Heavy Rains After Storm Hits
The deluge could complicate the relief efforts that followed a 7.2-magnitude temblor that devastated the southwest of the country on Saturday.