RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 76 : Haiti - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 76 Posted:2010-01-12, 22:28:54 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20100112-24531-HTI Situation Update No. 76 On 2010-02-04 at 04:34:28 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Haiti Capital City Port-au-Prince area Number of Deads: > 200000 person(s) Number of Injured: 750000 person(s) Situation: More than 200,000 people were killed in the earthquake that shook Haiti on Jan. 12, Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive said on Wednesday. The prime minister said 300,000 people were injured, including 4,000 amputees. The 7.3-magnitude quake has put the country into a total mess. At present, doctors from some countries and international organizations are orchestrating vaccination efforts against diseases that may spread in the tent cities. Children are main vaccination targets and vulnerable adults will also get vaccine shots in temporary residence areas which are mostly large tents in open places. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu