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On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Although disaster response efforts are underway, the total effects of the quake are as-yet unknown.
The morning following the quake (January 13, 2010), Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said, in a live interview on CNN, that he estimated the death toll of the disaster to be "hundreds of thousands of people."
Want to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti? We invite you to consider supporting any of the following relief organizations:
Here's a list of organizations accepting donations:
-- To donate $5 to Wyclef Jean's Haitian Yele charity, text 501501. The money will be added to your next phone bill.
-- InterAction, a coalition of U.S.-based international non-governmental organizations, has a list of agencies responding and how to donate to them. Find it here: http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti
-- To donate $10 to the American Red Cross, text Haiti to 90999. The amount will be added to your next phone bill. The organization is also accepting donations through its International Response Fund, www.redcross.org
-- To find out how to help the International Rescue Committee, visit www.theIRC.org or call toll free, 1-877-REFUGEE.
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