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Mar 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake Haiti, near Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti. It left around 230,000 dead, 300,000 injured, and a million or more homeless. It is estimated the 250,000 residences and 30,000 businesses were destroyed in Port au Prince, Jacmel, and surrounding areas. Due to the overwhelming job of burying the dead, tens of thousands of people were buried in mass graves. American troops, which have been in Haiti to help survivors and keep order, are now being pulled out. This comes after another earthquake hit Chile, and then, this morning, yet another in Turkey. Military leaders say that them leaving Haiti does not mean they will no longer help, it just means they are having to change their methods. People still in Haiti are scared about what will happen when the U.S troops are not there to maintain law. “Soon we are going to have no security here, and that’s the most important thing, is the U.S. presence in Haiti,” Nurse Alison Thompson said. “It’s going to be shocking when they leave, just security for a start, on top of everything else.”

The Chilean earthquake, magnitude 8.8, hit off the coast of the Maule Region of Chile on February 27. This quake spawned tsunami warnings in 53 countries, and, although the President, Michelle Bachelet originally confirmed 723 dead, the Chilean officials have lowered that number to 279, with many more still missing. The U.S.Air Force have been using two of their C-130 transport planes for taxi assistance.

And now another major quake, a magnitude 6.0 has hit Turkey. It hit at 4:23 am, and has killed at least 57 people as of this time. It hit in the Elazig Porvince, which is about 340 miles from Turkey’s capital, Ankara. It has been followed by more that 30 aftershocks, including one 5.5. There are now a few organizations which are collecting money for “Disaster Relief Funds” to assist in all of the countries, and not just one. It is still best to donate directly to the Red Cross to avoid being scammed.