7.0 Magnitude Earthquake hits Haiti --Tsunami Watch Posted--January 12th, 2010

(CNN) -- A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and inflicting a catastrophe on the impoverished Caribbean nation, its ambassador to the United States said.

"The only thing I can do now is pray and hope for the best," the ambassador, Raymond Joseph, told CNN.

The magnitude 7.0 quake struck about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince shortly before 5 p.m. Joseph said he had little information about the extent of damage from the quake, but one government official -- the only one he was able to reach -- told him houses had crumbled "on the right side of the street and the left side of the street."

"He said it is a catastrophe of major proportions," Joseph said.

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[thyssenelevator91]

Pray for the People In Haiti!

[farrioie]

Haitian Earthquake - Street Angle As Buildings Crumble!

/watch?v=xsBbTmIWQqQ

[MrGrandman99]

whoever disliked this, it better not have been about the content!

RIP, Haiti people! (And also the unlucky Japanese people of the Tohoku earthquake)

[cpbff9478]

my church has missonary team and the go down to haiti and they help out there

[circderonim]

because kids get on and feel safe to post whatever they please. even for adults it's a safe place.

humans are stupid animals, we like to think we're smart, but look what happens when provided a template to freely express ourselves...

at least the majority of ignorant comments are just kids being little shits, but to those cowards who are full grown, i'd like to see you look a black man in the eye and say "god flushed the nig**r toilet." real world doesn't put up with that kind of shit.

[chartsounds]

You sound like a very needy person

[BudWiser999]

Haiti is where the terrorists are. Go down there and knock yourself out.

[chartsounds]

There need to be a law made against internet terrorists like you are you the son of Hitler or Mussolini

[BudWiser999]

I sure didn't.

[Trashfished]

@BudWiser999 Anyone who voted for obama is an ignorant fool.