Haiti: UN deeply saddened as latest earthquake kills three, in wake of floods

Jun 07, 2023, at 10:42 pm

The UN expressed deep sadness as another deadly earthquake claimed the lives of at least three people near the Haitian city of Jerémie in the early hours of Tuesday, compounding an already life-threatening situation in recent days caused by flooding and landslides.

Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake

Sep 10, 2021, at 05:03 pm

New York: Around 980,000 Haitians in the four districts most affected by the August 14 earthquake are now living with acute food insecurity, according to new UN food security data released on Thursday.

Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to children

Sep 04, 2021, at 10:49 pm

New York: A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of life-threatening waterborne diseases, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.

7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti; UNICEF set to reach children, families with humanitarian aid

Aug 15, 2021, at 10:32 pm

New York: The United Nations is working to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti following a powerful earthquake that reportedly left hundreds dead, with perhaps even more injured and missing, and caused massive damage in the south-western part of the country.

Is Haiti better prepared for disasters, 9 years on from the 2010 earthquake?

Jan 13, 2019, at 04:33 pm

New York, Jan 13 (IBNS):Half a capital city destroyed, 220,000 reported dead and 1 million residents displaced. This was the toll of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which struck on 12 January, 9 years ago.

5.9 earthquake hits Haiti, 11 killed

Oct 07, 2018, at 06:58 pm

Port-Au-Prince, Oct 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit northwest coast of Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, media reports said.