DIRECT. Earthquake in Haiti: an initial assessment shows 29 dead, the government declares a state of emergency … – Franceinfo

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19:16 : Hello @earthquake, according to the information available to us at this stage, the Dominican Republic does not appear to be affected by the earthquake. The magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred 12 km from Saint-Louis-du-Sud, in Haiti’s southwest peninsula, more than 250 km from the border with the Dominican Republic.

19:16 : Is the Dominican Republic also affected by this earthquake because it shares the same island as Haiti?

7:05 p.m. : Seventeen deaths were recorded in the department of Grand’Anse, nine in the city of Cayes, and three in the department of Nippes where the epicenter of the earthquake is located, in the southwest of the country. The government declared a state of emergency for a period of one month after the earthquake, announced the Prime Minister.

6:51 p.m. : #Seism according to the Prime Minister, there are people under the rubble of several hotels and places of worship.

6:51 p.m. : # Earthquake, provisional toll: 29 dead, many injured. According to @tidocchandler, director general of Civil Protection. #Haiti

6:51 p.m. : This 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which occurred at 8:30 am local time 12 km from Saint-Louis-du-Sud, particularly affected southwestern Haiti. Director General of Emergency Preparedness Jerry Chandler, reports at least 29 dead and many wounded, reports a journalist from the News writer.

6:47 p.m. : The 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti killed at least 29 people, according to civil protection.

6:26 p.m. : It is 6 p.m., now is the time to take stock of the news:

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed several people in Haiti, causing serious damage in the southwest of the country. A tsunami alert, launched by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, was finally lifted.

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5:47 p.m. : “The situation is particularly critical in the town of Les Cayes, on the southern peninsula. There are collapsed houses, collapsed hotels, destroyed shops and supermarkets.”

On franceinfo, the Haitian journalist Jean-Daniel Senate, based in Port-au-Prince, describes the situation in western Haiti, hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Les Cayes hospital is “overtaken by the events”, he develops. “They receive a lot of wounded, they lack medicine … The situation is really critical.”

5:13 p.m. : The wounded flock to Saint-Antoine de Jérémie hospital in need of reinforcements and medication

5:17 p.m. : The Saint-Antoine de Jérémie hospital, a city particularly affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit western Haiti this morning, is currently overwhelmed, reports Frantz Duval, editor of the Haitian newspaper The Nouvelliste, on Twitter.

5:08 p.m. : Hello @william, the tsunami warning, launched by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred this morning in Haiti, has finally been lifted.

5:07 p.m. : Hello, concerning Haiti, what about a possible tsunami there? It’s terrible what happens to them …

4:25 p.m. : Panic in Les Cayes for fear of a tsunami, according to Jose Flecher, the Nouvelliste correspondent on site. Many people leave the city to take refuge in the mountainous areas #Haiti Partial assessment #earthquake #seism 14-08-21

4:25 p.m. : Fear of tsunami in Jérémie. The sea has receded, according to a journalist on the spot. #Haiti #earthquake Partial earthquake assessment 08-14-21 https://t.co/DieuRQ98TH

4:23 p.m. : Interviewed by franceinfo, Ralph Simon, journalist at JCom Haiti, reports at least five deaths in the city of Jérémie, as a result of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake which took place this morning. There is, reports the reporter, “lots of damages”, “We are starting to find the corpses under the rubble”. According to Ralph Simon, the earthquake mainly hit the department of Grand’Anse, where the town of Jérémie is located.

4:18 p.m. : The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred this morning in Haiti killed several people, the country’s director of civil protection Jerry Chandler told AFP. “There are deaths, I confirm, but I do not yet have the precise results”, did he declare.

4:10 p.m. : With franceinfo, the editor-in-chief of the Haitian newspaper The Nouvelliste, Frantz Duval, relates that“there is no damage” in Port-au-Prince, but “A few minutes after the earthquake, the information that comes back to us tells us of very heavy damage in towns in the southwest, such as Jérémie or Les Cayes”. “There are destroyed houses and injured people under the rubble. People are in the streets, distraught after what happened”, details the journalist.

4:07 p.m. : Franceinfo has just contacted Frantz Duval, editor-in-chief of the Haitian newspaper The Nouvelliste, based in Port-au-Prince. “It’s the panic”, he testifies, after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit the country around 8:30 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. French time). “Everyone was woken up and surprised by the length and intensity of the earthquake”, describes the journalist. “We felt that strongly in Port-au-Prince and in all the neighborhoods.”