Earthquake in Haiti Aftermath

Port-Au-Prince: Earthquake measuring 7.0 magnitude that hit Haiti on Tuesday has left the island totally devastated. The enormity of the quake hits upon the world when the destructed island is viewed from air. The shanty town has been reduced to a rubble and there are bodies sticking out from the collapsed buildings.

You can observe the brightly-colored patches of makeshift camps in open spaces as the aftershocks still haunt the people of the city. The car parks, supermarkets, the Cathedral and the Presidential Palace all look like a crumpled mass of clay buildings.

Over three-quarters of Port-au-Prince needs to rebuild according to Health Minister Alex Larzen. The economically poor country of Americana will find it very difficult to gather the shattered pieces and rebuild itself. The disaster relief personnel who are arriving at the airport have said that it will take many days to reach the hungry and injured victims. It is going to be a difficult task to provide the much-needed medical help and food to the desperate.

Tuesday's earthquake has killed over 200,000 people according to the government estimate. The earthquake is counted as one of the 10 worst earthquakes recorded in history. What overwhelms the world, is that it has hit one of the world's most poor and volatile countries.

Desperate people have taken up to looting and fighting over food on Friday. There was no police in sight and no government control. People have lost everything they had and the survivors have taken up to begging for food and water. Over $100 million has been promised by U.S. President Barack Obama for Haiti quake relief. He said at the White House, '"The scale of the devastation is extraordinary...and the losses are heartbreaking," He has also promised that United States would extend all that it takes to help save lives and get the country back on its feet.