Haiti earthquake news today Tsunami warning after huge quake hits shaking Dominican Republic as deaths confirmed

29 PEOPLE are confirmed dead after a huge 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit western Haiti on Saturday.

The quake struck 8 km from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150 km west of the capital Port-au-Prince, at a depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey said.

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EARTHQUAKE WAS ‘SIMILAR IN STRENGTH’ TO 2010

#NEW: Images reveal mass destruction following the 7.2 earthquake in #Haiti. Similar in strength to the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 160,000 people in the Caribbean country in 2010, according to a study. pic.twitter.com/1RYFlv31af

â€" Leonardo Feldman (@LeoFeldmanNEWS) August 14, 2021

‘THOUSANDS OF FATALITIES’

USGS has estimated “thousands of fatalities” and “tens of thousands of injuries in poor mountainous communities.”

“High casualties are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,” a statement from the agency released around an hour after the quake said.

“Past events with this alert level have required a national or international level response.”

Jerry Chandler, Haiti’s director of civil protection, confirmed deaths had occurred but said he doesn’t “yet have an exact toll.”

“We’re still collecting information,” he told AFP.

BIDEN BRIEFED ON HAITI SITUATION

President Biden and Vice President Harris announced via tweet that they were briefed on the situation in Haiti.

This morning, the President and Vice President held a video conference with the national security team to discuss the ongoing efforts to draw down our civilian footprint in Afghanistan. In addition, the President and Vice President were briefed on the earthquake in Haiti. pic.twitter.com/7BKSdJ8OKo

â€" The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2021

‘HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES’

The US Tsunami Warning System said “hazardous tsunami waves are forecast” with waves reaching one to three meters above the tide level possible along the coast of Haiti. The warning was lifted just over an hour later.

A series of smaller aftershocks continued to shake the island after the original quake, USGS reported.

One registering a magnitude of 5.2 occurred 17 km (10 miles) from Chantal earlier this morning.

RESIDENTS IN TERROR AFTER BUILDINGS COLLAPSE

Footage from Haiti showing extensive #earthquake damage to buildings and other infrastructure. There are also fears that people have died. Since the massive tremor this morning, there has been an aftershock measuring 5.2. â€" Contributed videos pic.twitter.com/P5qItgxWuW

â€" Jamaica Gleaner (@JamaicaGleaner) August 14, 2021

SHOCKING TWITTER FOOTAGE SHOWS VICTIM PULLED FROM RUBBLE

VIDEOS OF DEVASTATION POSTED TO TWITTER

I haven’t even heard anything on TV yet! These people are literally buried under this massive destruction and crying for their lives like literally….Haiti earthquake…Haiti needs help prayers pic.twitter.com/4TK3l8G8uM

â€" voodoo priestess rose (@priestessrls) August 14, 2021

29 CONFIRMED DEAD

29 people are confirmed dead in Haiti following the earthquake of magnitude 7.2 that hit the island Saturday morning, AFP reports.

USGS has estimated “thousands of fatalities” and “tens of thousands of injuries in poor mountainous communities.”

USGS FEARS THOUSANDS DEAD

USGS has estimated “thousands of fatalities” and “tens of thousands of injuries in poor mountainous communities.”

“High casualties are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,” a statement from the agency released around an hour after the quake said.

“Past events with this alert level have required a national or international level response.”

‘HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED’

Breaking: Multiple hospitals are overwhelmed with patients following magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti. (Via Le Nouvelliste) pic.twitter.com/f8JFjQJR0r

â€" PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) August 14, 2021

HAITI COULD BE IMPACTED BY TROPICAL STORM GRACE

The region may be impacted by Tropical Storm Grace early next week.

Formerly a tropical depression, Grace strengthened to tropical storm status about 400 miles east of the Leeward Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding and could hit Haiti as soon as Monday, forecasts show.

CHURCH CRUMBLED DURING CEREMONY

A church reportedly collapsed under the strain of the quake in the southwestern town of Les Anglais while a ceremony was apparently underway.

Images posted to social media also showed significant damage to buildings including collapsed homes and rubble splayed across the road.

Economic losses could range in the tens of millions, USGS reports.

DEATHS CONFIRMED

Haitian authorities have confirmed deaths as a result of the earthquake, but have not yet released a death toll.

“I can confirm that there are deaths, but I don’t yet have an exact toll,” Jerry Chandler, Haiti’s director of civil protection, told AFP news agency. “We’re still collecting information.”

TWITTER VIDEO SHOWS CRACKING BUILDINGS AFTER EARTHQUAKE

VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWS RESIDENTS FLEEING HOMES AS EARTHQUAKE STRIKES

BREAKING NEWS 🟥 +++ Sea begins to enter in Haiti, after the 7.2 powerful earthquake. There is a tsunami warning in progress.pic.twitter.com/1Zne9qmq0e

â€" ðŸ"¶ news alert 🇭🇹 Special Haiti earthquake (@igandean) August 14, 2021

HAITIAN AUTHORITIES FEAR EXTREME DAMAGE

Haitian politicians and authorities fear the “awful” aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit the island today.

Renald Lubérice, the general secretary of Haiti’s ministerial council, tweeted in French: “The first images that have reached me are awful.

“The earthquake has caused a great deal of damage in the south. Hopefully there isn’t major loss of life.”

SHOCKING PICTURES POSTED TO TWITTER SHOW DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS

My prayers are with the people of Haiti and other affected territories who were this morning shaken by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault.

Photo credit: Jose Flécher pic.twitter.com/5usbSdisbT

â€" Andrew Holness (@AndrewHolnessJM) August 14, 2021

GRACE COULD MOVE OVER HAITI

Tropical Storm Grace could move over Haiti even after the devastating earthquake today.

Grace was previously a Tropical Depression, but has now been redesignated as a Storm.

The storm is currently around 265 miles southeast of the Leeward Islands in the Atlantic.

VIDEOS EMERGE OF EARTHQUAKE’S AFTERMATH

PHOTOS OF DESTROYED BUILDINGS

USGS ISSUES RED ALERT

The US Geological Study issued a red alert after an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck Haiti.

The storm’s center was located about 7.5miles northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud in the western part of the island, Axios reports.

WHEN WAS THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE?

Haiti is still feeling the effects of its devastating earthquake in January 2010.

Although the earthquake lasted on 35 seconds, it killed at least 100,000 people, but the government’s estimate of the death toll is a shocking 316,000.

RESIDENTS TAKE TO TWITTER TO SHARE DEVASTATING PICTURES

One resident took to Twitter to post a picture of his family’s destroyed home following the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti.

HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED

Reports are emerging that hospitals are overwhelmed following the devastating earthquake that hit Saturday.

It comes as the US Geological Survey (USGS) has estimated “thousands of fatalities” and “tens of thousands of injuries in poor mountainous communities.”

TWITTER VIDEOS SHOW ‘SCENES OF DESTRUCTION’

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