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Disaster in Haiti![]() On Tuesday, January 12th 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck near the city of Léogâne (25km west of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti). The earthquake occured at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) at a depth of 13 km (8.1 miles). As of Jan 23rd 2010 there has been at least 33 aftershocks, 14 of which were between magnitudes 5.0 and 5.9. Over three million people have been affected by the quake, with 111,481 confirmed deaths and the estimated death toll reaching as high as 200,000 lives. <<More information coming soon>>
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Somali Piracy Becoming "A Community Activity"
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