On 12 January 2010, a terrible earthquake had struck Haiti, causing 200,000 dead and 3 million homeless.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. Its epicentre was near Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The earthquake occurred at 16:53:10 local time (21:53:10 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.
The United States Geological Survey recorded a series of at least 33 aftershocks, fourteen of them between magnitudes 5.0 and 5.9
The earthquake struck in the most populated area of the country; estimates of the number of dead increased from 45,000 shortly after the earthquake to 200,000 six days later. The day after the earthquake the International Red Cross estimated that as many as 3 million people had been affected by the quake.
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/lci-foundation/haiti-relief/lions-respond.php
Lions around the world are responding generously and quickly, donating more than US$600,000. Some examples of generous support include:
District 63, comprised of neighboring islands to Haiti, is donating US$100,000
US$86,000 from Lions of Norway
Lions in Mulitple District 110, Netherlands, are contributing $42,000
District 129, Slovenia, is donating US$19,000
US$14,000 from District 105-I, Ireland
US$4,700 from District 308-A1, Singapore
$4,000 from the Kunnamthanam Passion Lions Club in Saudi Arabia
Some examples of Lions receiving previous LCIF disaster assistance and now supporting Haiti:
US$20,000 from Lions in Mainland China, who previously received assistance for the earthquake
Receiving previous assistance following the tsunami, the Lions Club of Apia, Samoa, District 202K, is sending US$200
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Lions around the world are responding generously and quickly...
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