The population of Haiti is about 9 million. Even the low estimate of 100,000 would be as if the U.S. lost 3.3 million people. Imagine if we lost the entire state of Iowa plus 300,000 people.
The high estimate of 500,000 would be equivalent to 16.5 million. That would be like taking out all of Illinois and Oklahoma.
Either way, it’s huge.
The Beaverton Christian Church (in Oregon) has some women who are on a mission there...to help but certainly they weren’t prepared to medical emergencies especially on this scale. One of them got an email out that was read on the radio this morning.
They had to use duct take to bandage a child whose arm had been cut off just above the elbow. His brother died from bleeding to death.
Their water faucets broke off at the wall and all that is coming out now is undrinkable brown water.
There was more but can’t remember it all ...and they desperately need supplies and prayers.
BTW, I wish Pat Robertson would STFU!
Judging only by the geography and mix of housing — that high end is low end. The type of construction is the most vulnerable to earthquakes, and the geography is almost the most conductive to amplifying and concentrating the ground shaking.