The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on 12 January 2010.
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3,000,000Population Affected
895,000People Displaced
By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. The highest reliable death count was estimated at 220,000. Haitian government estimates were higher.
The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.
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The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will match individual donations to registered Canadian charitable organizations to support humanitarian and early recovery assistance to people affected by the earthquake in Haiti on January 12th. “Many Canadians are deeply concerned about the suffering and loss of life as a result of this catastrophe in Haiti,” said Minister Oda. “Canadian citizens
MasterCard’s Canadian operation also announced it will waive interchange fees on relief donations that are made using Canadian issued MasterCard cards to the following organizations: CanadaHelps, Canadian Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières, Oxfam/Humanitarian Coalition, Save the Children, United Way, The Salvation Army, UNICEF Canada, Plan Canada and World Vision. Source
Government of Canada to Match Generosity of Canadians in Response to the Devastating Earthquake in Haiti
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will match individual donations to registered Canadian charitable organizations to support humanitarian and early recovery assistance to people affected by the earthquake in Haiti on January 12th.
“Many Canadians are deeply concerned about the suffering and loss of life as a result of this catastrophe in Haiti,” said Minister Oda. “Canadian citizens have shown time and again their generosity with countries in urgent need, and our government is prepared to match their contributions dollar for dollar.”
The Government of Canada will match the contributions of individual Canadians to eligible Canadian charitable organizations in support of humanitarian and recovery efforts in response to the earthquake in Haiti, up to a total of $50 million. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will allocate these funds to Canadian and international humanitarian and development organizations.
Donations made by individual Canadians to eligible Canadian charitable organizations over the period of January 12 to February 12, 2010 will be matched by the Government of Canada through the CIDA-managed Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. The Fund will support Canadian and international humanitarian and development organizations with significant in-country capacity to deliver humanitarian, early recovery and reconstruction assistance in Haiti.
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MasterCard Worldwide Waives Fees on Donations to Haitian Aid Efforts
MasterCard’s Canadian operation also announced it will waive interchange fees on relief donations that are made using Canadian issued MasterCard cards to the following organizations: CanadaHelps, Canadian Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières, Oxfam/Humanitarian Coalition, Save the Children, United Way, The Salvation Army, UNICEF Canada, Plan Canada and World Vision.