Response actions continue in areas affected by the magnitude 5.9 earthquake on the Richter Open Scale that was recorded on October 6 in the Northwest https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25744-haiti-flash-earthquake-of-59-in-the-north-of-haiti.html

The civil protection teams and the National Laboratory of Building and Public Works are completing the damage assessment, with the help of several partners.

In Port-de-Paix, where hospital care is free, the rehabilitation of the Immaculate Conception Hospital began on Thursday, the hospital received a generator with a capacity of 125 kilowatts, a gift from the presidency.

The distribution of food aid continues, a treated water storage tank and a handwashing point have been installed in an accommodation site (Smyrna Church in Port-de-Paix) with support from Action against Hunger. These initiatives complement the implementation of hygiene awareness actions in shelters, with a view to preventing cholera outbreaks.

The Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC) in its latest revised balance sheet of Thursday, October 11, indicates that the earthquake of October 6 killed 18 people (17 previous balance sheet https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25774-haiti-flash-the-last-assessment-of-the-earthquake-is-heavier.html ) and 580 wounded (333 previous balance sheet).

According to the latest evaluations, 11,497 houses (7,430 previous balance sheet) were either destroyed or damaged, 90% of them in the communes of Bassin-Bleu, Port-de-Paix, Saint-Louis (North-West) and Gros-Morne (Artibonite). The most affected commune in the north is Pilate where 15 people are injured and 533 homes affected.

At least 6 aftershocks were felt between Saturday 6 and Wednesday October 10, including a magnitude 5.2 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25754-haiti-flash-earthquake-of-52-in-the-north-of-haiti.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25784-haiti-earthquake-food-for-the-poor-on-the-front-line-in-the-field.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25774-haiti-flash-the-last-assessment-of-the-earthquake-is-heavier.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25765-haiti-flash-15-people-dead-333-wounded-7-000-homes-destroyed-or.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25758-haiti-earthquake-other-aftershocks-could-occur-in-the-coming-days.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25755-haiti-flash-42-earthquake-north-of-turtle-island.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25754-haiti-flash-earthquake-of-52-in-the-north-of-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25753-haiti-flash-saturday-night-earthquake-12-dead-and-188-wounded.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25747-haiti-flash-earthquake-cell-crisis-and-call-for-calm.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25745-haiti-flash-saturday-night-earthquake-10-dead-and-135-wounded.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25744-haiti-flash-earthquake-of-59-in-the-north-of-haiti.html

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