How did the earthquake occur?

Haiti rests on the carribean plate, which is one of the worlds tectonic plates. These plates move and shift arounds sometimes rubbing with one another. When these plates push past eachother it causes a tremor in the earths surface which is an earthquake.

Amazing survival story

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Below is a picture of a Haitian child who miraculously survived and is reunited with his mum as a rescue worker pulls him out of the rubble. The boy survived 3 days without food or water under his collapsed house. The parents said they could hear their sons faint voice as he cried beneath the rubble as the parents dug with their bare hands to rech to the boy.

Amazing survival stories

Below is the image of an American who amazingly survived after being trapped in a destroyed hotel in Montana for over 50 hours

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On the 22nd of January the United Nations noted that the releif operation was soon stopping. The following day the Haitian government officialy called of the search for survivors.

Kid Smugglers

10 members of a U.S church group were arrested on suspicion of smuggling kids from Haiti.
The ten kid smugglers are due in court on Monday.

A group of volunteers have leased a forty five room hotel in Cabarete as a temporary shelter for the homeless Haitian children to stay.

Haiti Earthquake 2010 facts

200,000 dead.
1.5 million homeless
75% of Port Au Prince needs rebuilding, estimated recovery time to be decades
Estimated 97% of schools destroyed
80% of worst destruction in Port Au Prince, 180 government buildings destroyed
200 million yards of debris needs to be
An estimated 3 billion dollars to rebuild Port Au Prince
Aftershocks from the earthquake will continue to hit Haiti for months, possibly years after
400,000 Haitians to be re-homed outside of Port Au Prince
1 in every 10 homes was demolished from th quake in Port Au Prince
26 rescue teams searching for survivors

The Haitian people have now turned to looting as of the scarce amount of food left. The aid is being provided at too slow a rate for the people to cope. Many cars have been hijacked. A local UN warehouse was raided where 15,000 tonnes of food was stockpiled.

Two young sisters had been buried under rubble for 6 days and were finally found by rescue workers. It's a miracle that they survived said a reporter in Haiti.