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January 12: Haitian Earthquake

On 12 January 2010, near the town of Leogane just west of Port-au-Prince, a magnitude of 7.0 earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time. The earthquake left 220,000 people dead and 300,000 injured. This massive catastrophe also brought on an outpouring of humanitarian aid with $13.5 billion in donations and pledges, but Haiti still has a […]