According to the China Seismological Network, at 20:29 on the 14th, Beijing time, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in the western part of Haiti with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located in the Nipps province in western Haiti, about 150 kilometers away from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. Port-au-Prince felt a strong earthquake.

According to data provided by the Haitian government, the earthquake has caused 304 deaths and at least 1,800 injuries. The Haitian Civil Defense Department said that as the disaster relief operations continue, the number of casualties may rise further.

Haiti enters a one-month state of national emergency

On the same day, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said that the earthquake was a major humanitarian disaster, and many parts of Haiti suffered huge losses. The government declared the country into a one-month state of emergency and mobilized all resources for disaster relief.

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres posted on social networking sites that the United Nations is paying attention to the latest developments in the earthquake in Haiti. Guterres expressed his condolences for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. In addition, Guterres said the United Nations is working hard to support local rescue efforts.

At present, the United Nations is working hard to support the local rescue work, and the WHO has begun to evaluate the possibility of providing emergency medical assistance to the local area.

Haiti is located on the island of Hispaniola in the northern Caribbean Sea, with a total population of more than 10 million. In January 2010, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in Haiti, which killed more than 300,000 people. Editor/He Yuting