Published Monday 24 January 2022
At least two people are dead and buildings have been damaged after back-to-back earthquakes struck Haiti on Monday morning. The first 5.3-magnitude quake rocked Haiti’s southern peninsula, days after the anniversary of the 2010 disaster that left more than a quarter of a million people dead. The quake, reported by the US Geological Survey (USGS), sent Haitians into the streets of Les Cayes, a city that experienced a major tremor six months ago.USGS reported that the first earthquake occurred around 2miles south-southeast of Anse-à-Veau near the city of Les Cayes in the Nippes region at 8.16am (EST). The shock...
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