By Deirdre Tynan • Published: 14 Aug 2021 • 16:15
Port au Prince, Haiti. Image: Pixabay
Thousands of people are feared dead in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the Caribbean island today.
Thousands of people are feared to dead and tens of thousands more injured during a huge earthquake was reported earlier today, August 14.
The earthquake also caused tremors in The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Cuba.
The US Geological Survey further said there is 35 per cent chance of fatalities ranging between 1,000 and 10,000, and a 35 per cent chance of millions of dollars in economic losses.
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Deirdre Tynan is an award-winning journalist who enjoys bringing the best in news reporting to Spain’s largest English-language newspaper, Euro Weekly News. She has previously worked at The Mirror, Ireland on Sunday and for news agencies, media outlets and international organisations in America, Europe and Asia. A huge fan of British politics and newspapers, Deirdre is equally fascinated by the political scene in Madrid and Sevilla. She moved to Spain in 2018 and is based in Jaen.
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