★★★★★ Urgent! ! ! A junior high school English composition about the earthquake in Haiti! ! ! Please. ! !

Earthquake in Haiti: The history of natural disasters hitting the country. An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 occurred in Haiti, and the death toll was unknown. This poor small country is prone to serious and deadly natural disasters, especially hurricanes. Severe deforestation led to floods and landslides, as well as the lack of appropriate emergency services and infrastructure, resulting in storms that killed thousands of Haitians.

Witnesses said the losses were staggering. It is estimated that tens of thousands of people are homeless. The death toll is expected to climb to hundreds, but so far no official figures have been released. Most radio and TV stations have stopped operating, and there are only some rare distress signals in the radio waves. Haiti's presidential palace is in ruins. The earthquake caused widespread panic because it destroyed buildings including the presidential palace, hotels, hospitals and the United Nations headquarters in the capital Port-au-Prince.

The earthquake occurred at 2 153 GMT. A few minutes later, the communication was interrupted and the rescue team was blocked, but the efforts to rescue people trapped in the ruins continued all night.