An earthquake hit northern Haiti late on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and sparking an overnight scramble to help towns in the impoverished Caribbean country battered by the shockwave. Houses destroyedSome houses in the worst-affected areas were destroyed by the earthquake, the civil protection agency said. The civil protection agency said early on Sunday that at least 135 people were being treated for injuries. Among the damaged buildings was a church in the northern town of Plaisance, the agency said. The quake was one of the strongest to hit Haiti since a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the capital, Port-au-Prince, in 2010.

Source: The Irish Times October 07, 2018 16:18 UTC