4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern Haiti
An earthquake, described as moderate, rattled southern Haiti Wednesday night.
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An earthquake, described as moderate, rattled southern Haiti Wednesday night.
It was two years ago a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti and crippled the Caribbean nation and here in South Florida, Haitians are marking the anniversary with a series of events to remember those lost and still homeless.
Lynn University in Boca Raton honored the lives of four students and two professors who died in the earthquake in Haiti with a day of service and remembrance Thursday.
Haitians in South Florida marked the second anniversary of the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that crippled their Caribbean homeland. More than 300-thousand people died and roughly a half-million Haitians are still homeless and live in densely crowded tent camps in Port-au-Prince. These are just a few of the images from Haiti two years later.
Nearly two years after a devastating earthquake ravaged the island nation of Haiti, there is still frustration over the slow movement in improving the impoverished nation.
It's been almost two years since a massive earthquake devastated parts of Haiti. While it seems reconstruction efforts have been slow-going, some of those doing what they can to ensure Haiti's future are celebrities who are making quite an impact.
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