'Save The Children' Reports Houses Are Down Surrounding Their Offices In Haiti

The charity organization Save the Children informs that it is verifying the safety of its staff after a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12th. Save the Children reports that several houses are down in the area surrounding its offices in Haiti - the charity's own offices also appear to be damaged, according to Ian Rodgers, Emergency Response Advisor.


Approximately 1.8 million residents were violently shaken by the earthquake and aftershocks affecting the densely populated areas near Port-au-Prince.


Save the Children has worked in Haiti since 1985, primarily in the capital city of Port-au-Prince and the Central Plateau region, providing health, education, protection and food security programs to vulnerable children.


Right now, Save the Children is assessing staff and program safety, which will be complicated by the onset of evening. Employees who were in the office at the time are uninjured, though about half of program staff were elsewhere. The agency plans to deploy emergency teams and begin relief efforts soon.


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Source: Save the Children