When was tsunami in haiti

Still, Haiti's Civil Protection service said the preliminary death toll stood at , with at least 1, injured and more people unaccounted for.

Preliminary rescue operations by emergency teams and ordinary citizens had enabled many people to already be recovered from the debris. At least homes, seven churches, two hotels and three schools had been destroyed, it said. A further homes, one prison, three health centers and seven schools had been damaged although there was no major damage to port, airport or telecoms infrastructure. The area shuddered again late on Saturday when a 5.

It was not immediately clear what impact it caused. Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who flew over the region to survey the damage, declared a month-long state of emergency. The nearest big town was Les Cayes, where many buildings collapsed or suffered major damage, authorities said. His wife and 2-year-old child had been bathing and rushed out to the street, naked, just before the front of the house crumbled. Simon gave his wife his shirt and they took refuge in the courtyard of a church with other locals.

His mother's house had also collapsed. Video: Quake kills hundreds in Haiti, worsening Caribbean nation's plight Reuters. Videos posted to social media showed citizens pulling others from debris and crowds of people waiting for medical attention at overwhelmed hospitals.

USGS said a significant amount of the population was at risk of landslides, with road obstructions likely. The warning was lifted just over an hour later. A series of smaller aftershocks continued to shake the island after the original quake, USGS reported. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world, with 60 percent of its population living below the poverty line. Haiti is still also still feeling the effects of the devastating earthquake that decimated the nation in January Formerly a tropical depression, Grace strengthened to tropical storm status about miles east of the Leeward Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding and could hit Haiti as soon as Monday, forecasts show. Saturday's earthquake comes just over two weeks since a massive 8.

Earlier Saturday, a 6. So far no injuries have been reported. The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience.

For iPhone click here , for Android click here. Like us on Facebook at www. Jump directly to the content. Tsunamis in Haiti In a total of 2 tidal waves classified as a tsunami since a total of people died in Haiti. Tsunamis therefore occur only rarely here. The strongest tidal wave registered in Haiti so far reached a height of 5 meters. Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes or other seismic eruptions on ground of an oceans and can cause massive tidal waves, which run with enormous force on land, causing great devastation.