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By Joseph Guyler Delva – [January 12, 2009]
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A major earthquake hit impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince, burying residents in rubble and causing many deaths and injuries, witnesses in the city said.
The magnitude 7.0 quake [also reported at 7.3] , whose epicenter was inland and only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince, sent panic-stricken people screaming into the streets as a cloud of dust and smoke from falling buildings rose into the sky.
As darkness fell amid scenes of chaos and anguished cries from victims, residents desperately tried to dig out survivors or searched for missing relatives in debris-strewn streets.
The presidential palace was among buildings damaged, Haiti’s ambassador to Washington, Raymond Alcide Joseph, told CNN. “My country is facing a major catastrophe,” he said. [brackets added]
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“All the roads currently are blocked,” Rogers said.
“People were screaming ‘Jesus, Jesus’ and running in all directions,” Delva said.
