Analysis of Haiti Devastated by Massive Earthquake by BBC News - Article Example

The article on BBC News is about Haiti that suffered from a massive earthquake of magnitude 7.0 and two aftershocks. The tremor hit the south of the capital Port-au-Prince and wrecked the whole region resulting in thousands of deaths, reported and unreported. The number of deaths and missing personnel was not known. The head of the UN mission in Haiti, Hedi Annabi, was also inside the building. Haiti’s ambassador in the US reported that many buildings including the presidential palace, the tax office, the ministry of commerce, the foreign ministry, and the local offices of the World Bank were destroyed.

The President was reported to be safe. The airport was fine. US President Obama delivered his wishful thoughts and prayers. Emergency food aid and relief came from the Red Cross, the UNs World Food Programme, The Inter-American Development Bank, UK, Canada, Australia, France, and Latin America. The last section of the article talks about Henry Bahn, a visiting official, who reported his experience. The Tsunami watch was lifted when the danger of Tsunami subsided.