Saturday's earthquake struck the southwestern part of Haiti, injuring thousands of people and nearly destroying some towns, leaving many Haitians homeless. Mesidor says the country has never fully recovered from the 2010 earthquake in the capital city of Port-au-Prince that killed more than 200,000 people. "As for friends, every Haitian right now would know somebody who would be directly or indirectly impacted by the situation." Officials have said the magnitude 7.2 earthquake destroyed more than 7,000 homes and damaged nearly 5,000, leaving some 30,000 families homeless. Haitian Winnipegger reels as he watches fallout from severe earthquake 8:41 A Haitian Winnipegger is worried for family and friends in the country hit by a severe earthquake and then a tropical storm.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2021 10:00 UTC