WhereDaily News: Dale Begg-Smith Donates to Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - Jan 24, 2014) - It has been almost exactly four years to the day that a catastrophic earthquake shook the island of Haiti. On January 12, 2010 the seism reached a magnitude of 7.0 Mw, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 kilometers west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. According to estimates, three million people were affected by the temblor, with death toll estimates ranging from 100,000 to 316,000. The earthquake caused major damage in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other towns in the area. Numerous notable landmark buildings suffered from significant damage or were destroyed altogether. Many countries responded to appeals for humanitarian aid, pledging funds and dispatching rescue and medical teams, engineers and support personnel.

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