Another disaster for the poor people to deal with... 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-two-massive-magnitude-7-24759921
Haiti earthquake: People feared dead as buildings collapse in 7.2-magnitude tremor
The strongest tremor hit just west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, causing severe damage to buildings in the city of Jeremie, shortly after a powerful earthquake occurred off the coast of Alaska.
People are feared dead in Haiti after a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake cause homes to collapse as it shook buildings across the Caribbean country.
Video clips and photos shared online in the aftermath show severe damage to buildings in the city of Jeremie, about 125 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince, with piles of rubble in the streets.
One video showed a scene of chaos in Les Cayes, where a building had collapsed into a street and residents' panicked screams filled the air.
Haiti's civil protection agency said homes had collapsed and there were fears of fatalities following the tremor, which was also felt in Jamaica.
People living in Port-au-Prince said the earthquake caused buildings to sway. The quake struck the western side of Haiti but was felt across the country, where a devastating 7.0 tremor killed about 300,000 people in 2020.
The earthquake hit five miles from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, at a depth of six miles, the USGS said.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) also reported a quake in the region, saying it was magnitude 7.6.
The US Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.
An aftershock measuring 6.6 occurred about 20 minutes later as people checked collapsed buildings and surveyed the damage in the streets.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-two-massive-magnitude-7-24759921
Haiti earthquake: People feared dead as buildings collapse in 7.2-magnitude tremor
- 13:51, 14 Aug 2021
- UPDATED14:17, 14 Aug 2021
The strongest tremor hit just west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, causing severe damage to buildings in the city of Jeremie, shortly after a powerful earthquake occurred off the coast of Alaska.
People are feared dead in Haiti after a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake cause homes to collapse as it shook buildings across the Caribbean country.
Video clips and photos shared online in the aftermath show severe damage to buildings in the city of Jeremie, about 125 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince, with piles of rubble in the streets.
One video showed a scene of chaos in Les Cayes, where a building had collapsed into a street and residents' panicked screams filled the air.
Haiti's civil protection agency said homes had collapsed and there were fears of fatalities following the tremor, which was also felt in Jamaica.
People living in Port-au-Prince said the earthquake caused buildings to sway. The quake struck the western side of Haiti but was felt across the country, where a devastating 7.0 tremor killed about 300,000 people in 2020.
The earthquake hit five miles from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, at a depth of six miles, the USGS said.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) also reported a quake in the region, saying it was magnitude 7.6.
The US Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.
An aftershock measuring 6.6 occurred about 20 minutes later as people checked collapsed buildings and surveyed the damage in the streets.
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