This is catastrophic. Most tall structures are flattened.
According to the AP report "Venezuela's government said it would send a military plane with canned foods, medicine and drinking water and provide 50 rescue workers. Mexico, which suffered an earthquake in 1985 that killed some 10,000 people, planned to send doctors, search and rescue dogs and infrastructure damage experts.
Italy said it was sending a C-130 cargo plane Wednesday with a field hospital and emergency medical personnel as well as a team to assess aid needs. France said 65 clearing specialists, with six sniffer dogs, and two doctors and two nurses were leaving."
A few minutes after the 7.0 earthquake, at around 6:55 p.m., a plane took off from the Port au Prince airport. Subsequently, the airport closed and our information is that all commercial flights are cancelled for the time being.
Here's official maps and tabbed data for the 7.0 quake...
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rja6.php#maps
Images from Port-au-Prince: Earthquake
Some Photos of earthquake
http://twitpic.com/photos/LisandroSuero
Earthquake photo from Daniel Morel
http://twitter.com/photomorel
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Ezili Dantà ² of HLLN
January 12, 2010
HLLN website
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Association of Haitian Physician Abroad (AMHE)On Tue, 1/12/10, AMHE Florida Chapter wrote:
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
The Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (AMHE), South Florida Chapter is deeply saddened by the news of the devastating earthquake that hit on Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families of the people of Haiti who are affected by this disaster.
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