HAITIAN ALL-STARZ presents "HAITI EARTHQUAKE - 10 YEARS LATER".
Hosted & mixed by DJ Hard Hittin Harry
Special additional segments produced by DJAYCEE & Ayinsko Thunderer.
Sunday January 12, 2020 marks 10 years since the devastating earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that crippled our beautiful island of Haiti on January 12th in 2010. It is a tragic day that no one should ever forget.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne (Ouest Department), approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. The shaking started on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 4:53 p.m. EST (21:53 UTC)
By the 24th of January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000 (Haitian government figures ranging from 220,000 to 316,000 have been widely characterized as deliberately inflated by the Haitian government.) The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. There has been a history of national debt, prejudicial trade policies by other countries, and foreign intervention into national affairs that contributed to the pre-existing poverty and poor housing conditions that exacerbated the death toll.
This show features segments courtesy of CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Drum Language courtesy of Ayinsko Thunderer, and great Kompas, Zouk, and Racine celebrating the rich culture and heritage of Haiti.
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