SR 7.0-magnitude quake in Haiti Kill Thousands of People

The corpses meet City of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, after a massive earthquake hit the poorest countries in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday afternoon local time (12 / 1) or yesterday morning WIT (13 / 1).

Thousands of people were estimated killed in the accident after the collapse of the presidential palace and the luxury hotels and residents of the slums razed to the ground.

An earthquake measuring 7.0 Richter Scale (SR) was shaken at about 16:53 Tuesday or Wednesday at 04.53 pm. Epicenter located about 10 miles or 15 km west of Port-au-Prince with a depth of only about 8 km. Because the location is very close to the earthquake, the capital city was almost completely destroyed.

That is terdahsyat earthquake in the Caribbean country in more than 200 years. Powerful earthquake with the same strength struck Haiti last time in 1897. Previously, a similar earthquake occurred in 1770. U.S. Geological Agency (USGS) reported, after the devastating earthquake last Tuesday, there were at least 27 aftershocks in the country.

The number of casualties is uncertain, including the wounded, yet can be posted. However, almost every time residents who survived found the victim dead. Attempted rescue operations continue. International aid began to arrive immediately, as the U.S., France, England and other countries.

City Center''Port-au-Prince had been destroyed. (Earthquake) is really a terrible disaster,''said a man named Pierre, told AFP. He survived the disaster, but look traumatized when interviewed.

Residents who were injured trying to escape because of aftershocks continued to shake. In a state of panic, they seek refuge in a safe place. Bodies left lying in the street just like that.

The number of estimated casualties enough because the scale of damage caused by the earthquake was very large. Predictably, many victims are also buried in the ruins of buildings and buildings.

In addition to the presidential palace (National Palace) is destroyed, the UN mission headquarters in Port-au-Prince to the ground. UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to run peacekeeping operations since 2004 after the country's civil war.

The UN Mission has 250 personnel. Because the UN office look flat ground, all personnel become victims. But, not yet certain how many were killed. ''Many are still buried in the ruins of the building. Maybe there are survivors, but most are believed dead,''said one UN local staff who survived with wounds on the body.

Hedi Annabi, the head of MINUSTAH, reported among the dead. Furthermore, Jordan reported three residents who joined in the mission were killed and 21 others wounded. Brazil claimed four citizens in the peacekeeping force were killed. China Eight soldiers also died and was buried ruins of another eight missing.

Around 200 foreign citizens residing in the Hotel Montana was reported missing. Minister of State for Cooperation Alain Joyandet France estimates, they killed buried ruins of the hotel. ''We know, there are about 300 people in the collapsed hotel. However, only 100 people could get out,''he said.

A hospital in Petionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, also collapsed. Similarly, schools, houses in posh areas and slums, business facilities, markets, and building government-owned buildings razed to the ground.

The police, Red Cross, and UN officials working with the wounded to hospital. However, delayed evacuation due to damage to the roads.

Hospitals''to accommodate and handle all the victims,''said Dr. Gerard Louis-Gilles, a former senator who helped the survivors. Residents of Haiti''to pray. We all need to pray together,''he continued.

Associated Press cameraman saw collapsed hospital in Petionville. The patient screamed and shouted for help. The hills on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince had been known as the location of residence for diplomats and residence of wealthy citizens of Haiti.

In a four-floor apartment destroyed, a girl 16 years old standing on the car and tried to peek inside. The girl said her family was trapped in the building. Some of the men pulled a leg from the rubble.

Sara Fajardo from Catholic Relief Services recalled that almost all the buildings across the street from his office were destroyed. ''Some of our staff had to sleep in the open air for fear of sleeping in the room is not safe,''he said.

U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Raymond Alcide Joseph described the quake as a''large-scale disaster''. Meanwhile, Mexican Ambassador to Haiti Robert Manuel said that his boss, President René Préval, and his wife survived.

For the poorest countries of the Americas, Haiti, several times shaken by the disaster. Three times a great storm hit in 2008 and killed 793 people. In addition, more than 300 others missing.