The country is still grappling with the fallout of the 2010 earthquake and the assassination of its president in July
Andre Paultre
The 7.2-magnitude quake flattened hundreds of homes in the impoverished country, which is still clawing its way back from another major temblor 11 years ago, and has been without a head of state since the assassination of its president in July. “We need to show a lot of solidarity with the emergency,” said Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a neurosurgeon who was thrust to the forefront of the troubled country after the assassination of president Jovenel Moise on July 7.
Footage of Saturday’s aftermath posted on social media showed residents reaching into narrow openings in piles of fallen masonry to pull shocked and distraught people from the debris of walls and roofs that had crumbled around them. However, reports earlier this week suggested the vote initially earmarked for September would not take place until November. The chaos unleashed by Saturday’s disaster is likely to make the task of holding prompt elections harder still.The quake sent tremors travelling as far as Jamaica and Cuba. Countries in the region quickly offered help to Haiti.
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