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= //Casualties of the Haiti Earthquake-12th January 2010// =

The head of a non-profit health organization and five colleagues were buried for two days in the rubble of Haiti's Hotel Montana. "We heard crashing, it went dark, dust everywhere in our mouths and throats, there was just kind of a silence," Santos said. The Hotel Montana was filled with Americans when the quake hit. Among them was Lynn University student Melissa Elliott, who was on a mission to help Haiti's poor.
 * The Earthquake in Haiti on the 12th of January,2010, cost many lives and over 300,000 injuries, not to mention how many orphans,homeless, and still missing. On this page you'll find information on how many people were affected through this tremendous Earthquake and why. **
 * Here is the story of some Americans that were caught under gravel in Haiti after the Earthquake: [[image:http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100114-haiti-survivors-hmed-1240a.h2.jpg width="226" height="143" align="right"]]**

"Everything started to shake and I managed to get between the two beds and the floor just dropped underneath my feet," she said.

The Elliotts' only daughter came home, but four other Lynn students and two professors are still missing.


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// Since the Earthquake, over 40,000 amputation have happened due to limbs being beyond prepare.People that have had legs,arms,fingers trapped for days have undergone surgery to remove the damaged limbs. Over 300,000 people have been injured whilst many that are still under gravel are still hurt,or many are still in life-threatening conditions due to the way they have been injured,such as being crushed head first and knocked unconscious through the collapsing buildings around them. //

The Haiti Earthquake cost about 230,000 lives,which is insane and an almost record amount.The Earthquake was so fatal because it was(On the Richter Scale) an 8.8,which is one of the highest that has ever hit any place,let alone a place as unfortunate and undeveloped country as Haiti.

Number injured:300,000 Number killed:230,000 Number affected by the Earthquake: 3 million people //__**
 * __// Number of homeless:1 million[[image:http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2010-01/51684361.jpg width="258" height="158" align="right"]]

**// It is estimated by the [|International Red Cross] that as many as 3 million people have been affected by the quake, including injuries and deaths.One factor that contributed to the number casualties in the aftermath of the earthquake was a lack of medical supplies, damage to hospitals, and a shortage of medical and rescue personnel. In addition, Haitian and foreign medical staff, police, and military personnel themselves became victims of the earthquake. An example of this was Port-Au-Prince's Grace Children’s Hospital, where it was reported on January 19 that of 120 employees, only six had been accounted for and some had been confirmed killed. //**


 * Children reunited with their families **

// "The ICRC, working closely with the government's Institut de bien-être social et de recherche and with the Haitian Red Cross, reunited four boys with their families over the past two weeks. The children, aged between two and 12 years, were from various parts of Port-au-Prince. The family reunifications were the first to be completed by the ICRC since the earthquake rocked the capital.

Since children are highly vulnerable, especially in times of natural or man-made disaster, every precaution needs to be taken to ensure that records are kept when parents and their children are separated, for whatever reason. Before going ahead with any family reunification, identities must be verified and authorizations must be obtained from the Haitian authorities – and it must be confirmed that the family members are being reunited of their own free will.

// ** The place where there were the most casualties was in the capital,Port Au Prince which is centered on this map. The epicenter of the Earthquake was about 17 km away. Port Au Prince is now in ruins, and many have been orphaned and made homeless. In entire Haiti 3 million people have been affected. **

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If you look on the map you can find Port Au Prince,which is the capital of Haiti, and see just about the size of the damaged area and how close it was to the epicenter at the time of the Earthquake.

On this page, are some stories of survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti. [|click here]