UN MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF DEVASTATING 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Paying tribute to all the victims, the UN in Haiti remembered not only the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their lives 12 years ago, but also the many thousands more who sustained permanent injuries.
2022-01-14 12:20:35 - VI News Staff
At the time, some 300,000 people were injured, and 1.5 million became homeless during the 35-second-long tremor.
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in Haiti, Bruno Lemarquis, took part in a remembrance ceremony on Wednesday, to remember the lives lost.