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The timeline of rescue efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010 involves the sequence of events in the days following a highly destructive 7.0 Mw earthquake with an epicenter 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince.
Queen Elizabeth II made a donation to the relief effort and issued a personal message of condolence to the President of Haiti. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Evanescence released a previously unreleased track, "Together Again", originally intended for inclusion on but was later cut from their album The Open Door , as a charity single on January 22, 2010.
American Humane Association participated in the relief efforts through the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti, a coalition created by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (Now known as World Animal Protection) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare. [85] American Jewish World Service - Created a Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. [86]
The recent earthquake in Haiti has revived anger over aid response to the country’s 2010 disaster. ... The devastation has revived anger over relief efforts after Haiti’s last massive ...
The government of Haiti reported more than 12,200 injured, more than 2,200 dead, more than 300 missing and nearly 130,000 homes damaged or destroyed, according to USAID. Humanitarian Relief ...
Nigeria: Minister of Foreign Affairs Alhaji Jibril Maigari announced that the Nigerian government would provide an unspecified amount of financial aid towards the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. [260] On 20 January 2010, the Nigerian House of Representatives passed a resolution to contribute NGN7.2 million to support relief efforts.
Medics from the US Army's 95th Civil Affairs Brigade deliver a baby during relief efforts. The mother named the female child "Samantha" after Uncle Sam.. Operation Unified Response was the United States military's response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. [1]
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday has affected about 1.2 million people, 540,000 of them children, UNICEF announced Tuesday, as drenching rains from tropical storm Grace ...