Today I want to tell you about earthquake in Haiti.
The earthquake in Haiti occurred on January 12 2010 at 21:53. The earthquake in Haiti was the result of movement Earth's crust in the contact zone of the Caribbean and North American lithospheric plates.
The earthquake led to huge destruction of buildings and houses.
In total about 222 thousand people died in this earthquake. About 311 thousand people were injured. About 3 million people were left without hospitals schools and homes. Also about 1000 people were missing.
Rescue work was carried out a week after the earthquake. This earthquake was estimated at 7 points. This is a video from the scene of the incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n0COxkIp34&t=3s