Thursday, December 12, 2013

Haiti Earthquake Fast Facts

(CNN) -- Here's what you need to know about the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which struck January 12, 2010. The earthquake measured 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale and killed approximately 200,000 people.

The Toll:
220,000: latest estimate of the death toll

300,000: number of injured

The Effect:
10 million: approximate population of Haiti

1.5 million: people made homeless

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