A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, leaving at least 4 dead and dozens injured international

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring 36, authorities said. The quake struck before dawn near the southwestern port city of Jeremy at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), according to the US Geological Survey.

“I thought the whole house was going to fall on top of me,” Eric Mbitapakana, Jeremy’s World Food Program official, told The Associated Press by phone.

Two homes collapsed in the quake, and a major road linking Jeremy and Les Cayes was cut off, according to Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency.

Three of the dead were found under a collapsed house as rescuers were searching for more people, said Frankel Maginier of the Civil Protection Agency in Jérémy, Haiti.

He said that many children were taken to the hospital with injuries they sustained after they panicked and ran away.

A crowd gathered around one of the collapsed houses as they tried to search for survivors under the rubble. They carried at least one victim wrapped in a sheet.

Mbitapakana said things fell around his house and that he and other colleagues were considering sleeping outdoors if there were strong aftershocks.

He recalls the moments after the earthquake: “There were a lot of people in the street, there was a lot of panic.”

Smaller quakes earlier this year in southern Haiti led to Tuesday’s larger quake, Claude Prebet, a geologist and engineer with the Haiti Office of Mines and Energy, told Radio Karibis.

The earthquake occurred nearly two years after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti and killed more than 2,200 people, and Li Kai suffered the most damage. Some people who lost their homes last August are still living in camps.

Allen Joseph, a program director at global relief organization Mercy Corps, said in a phone interview that schools, banks and other institutions in Jeremy remained closed on Tuesday and that rescue teams were searching for survivors in the rubble earlier.

He said the organization was still assessing the situation to determine what assistance might be needed.

“There was a lot of panic,” he said. “Everybody was rushing out… the neighbors were shouting, ‘Go, go, go! ‘”

Paul Pierre, a driver for an NGO based in Jeremy, told the Associated Press in a phone interview that he had barely woken up when he felt the house shake.

“Everyone ran outside with their children and their children,” he said. “There were some houses that collapsed.”

He remained calm and sought shelter until the ground stopped moving, Pierre said, adding that he was used to earthquakes.

In 2010, a magnitude 7 earthquake near the densely populated capital, Port-au-Prince, killed at least 200,000 people and caused widespread damage to buildings.

Tuesday’s quake comes as Haiti struggles to recover from heavy flooding over the weekend that killed at least 51 people, injured 140 and submerged nearly 31,600 homes. Prime Minister Ariel Henry asked for international assistance.

Sign up for our weekly newsletter for more English-language news coverage from EL PAÍS USA Edition

What Are The Main Benefits Of Comparing Car Insurance Quotes Online

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020, / Compare-autoinsurance.Org has launched a new blog post that presents the main benefits of comparing multiple car insurance quotes. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. One important advantage is the speed at which information is sent and received. With the help of the internet, the shopping habits of many persons have drastically changed. The car insurance industry hasn't remained untouched by these changes. On the internet, drivers can compare insurance prices and find out which sellers have the best offers. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Unlike physical insurance agencies, websites don't have a specific schedule and they are available at any time. Drivers that have busy working schedules, can compare quotes from anywhere and at any time, even at midnight. Multiple choices. Almost all insurance providers, no matter if they are well-known brands or just local insurers, have an online presence. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. Drivers are no longer required to get quotes from just a few known insurance companies. Also, local and regional insurers can provide lower insurance rates for the same services. Accurate insurance estimates. Online quotes can only be accurate if the customers provide accurate and real info about their car models and driving history. Lying about past driving incidents can make the price estimates to be lower, but when dealing with an insurance company lying to them is useless. Usually, insurance companies will do research about a potential customer before granting him coverage. Online quotes can be sorted easily. Although drivers are recommended to not choose a policy just based on its price, drivers can easily sort quotes by insurance price. Using brokerage websites will allow drivers to get quotes from multiple insurers, thus making the comparison faster and easier. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc. "Online quotes can easily help drivers obtain better car insurance deals. All they have to do is to complete an online form with accurate and real info, then compare prices", said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company. CONTACT: Company Name: Internet Marketing CompanyPerson for contact Name: Gurgu CPhone Number: (818) 359-3898Email: [email protected]: https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ SOURCE: Compare-autoinsurance.Org View source version on accesswire.Com:https://www.Accesswire.Com/595055/What-Are-The-Main-Benefits-Of-Comparing-Car-Insurance-Quotes-Online View photos