On January 12, at around 5 PM EST a 7.0 earthquake shook southern Haiti. The massive quake only lasted 30 seconds, but the damage was devastating. CNN reports that the capital city of Haiti, Port-au-Prince lays in ruins, with many buildings and homes completely collapsed, including a hospital. There is no total number of fatalities at this point, but a representative U.S. State Department expects there will be a "serious loss of life."
The dust has not yet settled in Haiti to reveal the full extent of damage, but there are already ways to help those effected by this disaster. Haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, and much help will be needed to rebuild and restore.
Below is a list of just a few non-profit organizations you can get involved with to help the victims of today's earthquake:
- HandsOn Network
- Yéle Haiti - Text "Yele" to 501501 to dontate $5.
- American Red Cross - Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10.
- Save the Children
- UNICEF USA
- International Medical Corps
- Ben Stiller's Stillerstrong
- Partners In Health
- Direct Relief
- Oxfam
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It's great that you put this out there. Haiti is a country of great poverty to begin with. I can only imagine the human suffering going on there today. So many of us feel bad when something like this happens and assume there's little we can do to help out. You've given people a quick and easy way to help out - send a donation to one of these agencies!
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