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On Jan. 12, a series of earthquakes with magnitude 6.5 to 7.3 struck Haiti in the highly populated area of Department Ouest, 10 miles from Port-au-Prince.

The American Red Cross is in Haiti as a part of the broader Red Cross and Red Crescent network. More than 500 Red Cross/Red Crescent workers from around the world are in Haiti supporting thousands of local Red Cross volunteers. More than 100 represent the American Red Cross.

For example, Red Cross responders are purifying the water supply available in country and are delivering 500,000 liters each day enough for more than 33,000 people. So far, more than 2.5 million liters of water have been distributed throughout 68 camps in Port-au-Prince.

The Haiti disaster response has expanded to become the single largest deployment of the global Red Cross network for one affected country in history.

You can help: Call 1-800-REDCROSS or visit www.redcross.org

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