Earthquake+In+Haiti

On Tuesday, January 12th 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake directly hit Haiti. The earthquake itself was not the greatest problem, although it was the strongest to hit the reigon since 1770. The major disaster-maker was the aftershocks. Because of the sheer size and magnitude of the earthquake, there were at least 59 counted aftershocks, each of which shook houses and rubble even more. Over 300,000 houses were destroyed because of the earthquake and more so, 220,000 people were believed to have died as a direct result of the earthquake. Many children were left without parents and had to be put up for adoption by the Hatian Government. media type="custom" key="7047291"

America was very influential in helping Haiti and those affected by the earthquake. Former Presidents Bush and Clinton oversaw private assistance from the American public. As seen in the advertisement below, Americans were very concerned with the safty of the Haitian citizens showing American compassion for other countries at this point in the story.  media type="custom" key="7047319"  As well, the American Red Cross started “Text HAITI” in order to promote the American youth to donate to helping Hatians recover from the quake. Although only 103 Americans were killed in the Haiti earthquake, America raised thousands of dollars to aid those in Haiti and helped with their recovery.