One of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, Haiti in recent years has struggled with problems ranging from near-constant political upheaval, health crises, severe environmental degradation and an annual barrage of hurricanes, which killed an estimated 800 people and caused vast damage in 2008.
On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, reducing much of its capital to rubble. It was the worst earthquake in the region in more than 200 years, with thousands feared dead. The devastation created serious obstacles to those attempting to deliver promised foreign aid.
-New York Times
A Haitian official at the United Nation’s said on Wednesday that 100,000 of his countrymen had died in the earthquake the struck near Port-au-Prince, the capital, late on Tuesday and Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told CNN that he’s worried the death toll could climb into the hundreds of thousands.
To help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti, EUE/Screen Gems has made a donation to the Red Cross, Yele.org, and UNICEF.
To find out how you can help, visit The American Red Cross, UNICEF, or Yele Haiti.
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