Haiti Struck by Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake

Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, January 12, around 5:00 pm. Authorities say that the quake struck 10 miles southwest of the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince and could be felt in neighboring nations. Current estimates of the death poll vary between 100,000 and 700,000 people.

All the updates are available on several news sources. International aid groups have already began to scramble their resources and here's a list of the organizations and what they are doing to help (And how you can help too):

Save the Children:

Major Earthquake Hits Haiti, Save the Children Staff Working On the Ground

"Save the Children is verifying the safety of staff just hours after a major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, near the capital city of Port-au-Prince. ... Save the Children has worked in Haiti since 1985, primarily in the capital city of Port-au-Prince and the Central Plateau region, providing health, education, protection and food security programs to vulnerable children. Right now, Save the Children is assessing staff and program safety, which will be complicated by the onset of evening. Employees who were in the office at the time are uninjured, though about half of program staff were elsewhere. The agency plans to deploy emergency teams and begin relief efforts soon."

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UNICEF:

"UNICEF's offices in Port-au-Prince were damaged yesterday, but staff are ready to deliver disaster relief to the children and families affected by yesterday's earthquake in Haiti. "

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Doctors Without Borders:

Haiti: MSF Teams Set up Clinics to Treat Injured After Facilities Are Damaged

"The first reports are now emerging from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams who were already working on medical projects Haiti. They are treating hundreds of people injured in the quake and have been setting up clinics in tents to replace their own damaged medical facilities."

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American Red Cross:

American Red Cross releases $200,000 in aid to help communities affected by earthquake in Haiti

"We are not accepting volunteers to travel to Haiti. If you would like to volunteer for the American Red Cross, please contact your local chapter. For inquiries about relatives living and who have citizenship in Haiti, please be patient and call repeatedly until the lines clear or contact other family members who live nearby. Telephone, Internet and other communication lines are often disrupted in times of disaster. People trying to locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in Haiti should contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225."

CARE:

CARE Deploys Additional Emergency Team Members to Haiti
Humanitarian Group Appeals for Funds, Prepares Food Distribution

"CARE is deploying additional emergency team members to the devastated city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, where the worst earthquake in 200 years destroyed houses and left thousands homeless. While the exact death toll from the 7.0-magnitude quake is not yet known, it is expected to be catastrophic.

CARE has launched an international appeal for funds for Haiti that will support immediate emergency operations. CARE plans to start food distribution using stocks of high-protein biscuits from its warehouses in Haiti. CARE is coordinating with other U.N. agencies and aid organizations to assess damage and on-the-ground needs."To Donate: Go to www.care.org or call +1.800.521.CARE or +1.800.521.2273.

World Food Programme:

Haiti: WFP Mobilises To Bring Food Relief After Devastating Quake

"WFP is mobilising all available resources to bring urgently needed food assistance to thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquake which hit the Caribbean island of Haiti on Tuesday, causing massive death and destruction. ... WFP is well positioned to respond to the emergency as it already has stocks of food pre-positioned in the country. In the initial phase of the operation, WFP will distribute nutritious high energy biscuits, which require no cooking. In addition, we will airlift 86 metric tons of food from our emergency hub in El Salvador. This will allow us to feed 30,000 people in urgent need for food for up to seven days. WFP emergency staff will also be deployed to the affected areas."

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If you are a registered nurse, Largest RN Union Issues Urgent Call for Nurse Volunteers To Assist Earthquake Ravaged Haiti

These are the resources I've found so far. Do you know of any not on this list? Please leave a comment with the info!!