A strong aftershock hit the already-crippled area of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, barely just a week after a killer earthquake ravaged the area, destroying many structures, and either killing or gravely injuring many of its residents.
An earthquake, which registered at magnitude 5.6 on the Richter’s scale, hit Venezuela at 18:00 GMT on Friday.
The Google Earth team, in cooperation with their partner, GeoEye, has released an update for the Google Earth application showing the devastation that the recent 7.0-magnitude earthquake unleashed in Haiti last Wednesday.
Joining the likes of Hollywood celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Ben Stiller and Paris Hilton, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have both stepped up to aid the recovery efforts in Haiti – with a million-dollar pledge.
Tens of thousands of people are believed to have died because of the 7-magnitude Haiti earthquake that hit the impoverished Caribbean country yesterday.
Televangelist Rev. Pat Robertson said on Wednesday that the earthquake in Haiti was connected to a “pact made with the devil” by the Haitian people in the 19th century.
A large number of groups have also put together disaster recovery response groups to help aid in the calamity. While they’re definitely giving their all, here’s what you can do behind the scenes to help the various groups performing recovery operations in the area.
The United Nations reports that their headquarters in the impoverished nation of Haiti has collapsed after the area was hit with a destructive earthquake – one that was even stronger than the California earthquake just days ago.
A powerful magnitude 7 quake hit the Caribbean region at around four in the afternoon (local time), with Haiti receiving its strongest impact.
Isabelle Redford has raised over $15000 to build new homes for the people of Haiti. She has provided aid to C3 Missions and Global Orphan Project. She appeared on TV and named person of the week at ABC World News Tonight. She is only 7 years old.
