Haiti Earthquake; Haiti Earthquake Damages
Port-Au-Prince: The buildings of the finance ministry, the ministry of public works, the ministry of communication and culture, the Palace of Justice, the Superior Normal School, the National School of Administration, the Institut Aimé Césaire, Parliament, and Port-au-Prince Cathedral were damaged to varying degrees. The National Palace was severely damaged, though President René Préval and his wife Elisabeth Delatour Préval, who were about to enter their private living quarters, escaped injury.
Collapsed cranes along the Port-au-Prince docksThe Prison Civile de Port-au-Prince was destroyed, allowing 4,000 inmates to escape into the streets. As of 19 January only 12 had been rearrested.
The headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) at Christopher Hotel and offices of the World Bank were destroyed. The building housing the offices of Citibank in Port-au-Prince was destroyed, and several employees remained missing as of 13 January 2010 (2010-01-13). Up to 200 guests at the collapsed Hôtel Montana in Port-au-Prince are presumed dead as of 13 January 2010 (2010-01-13).
The apparel industry, which accounts for two-thirds of Haiti's exports, reported structural damage at manufacturing facilities in Haiti. U.S.-based Hanesbrands Inc. reported that three of its four factories had been affected by the quake, with one facility substantially damaged. The Canadian clothing company Gildan Activewear reported that one of the three textile factories that produce its products had been severely damaged.
Buildings shook in Santo Domingo, the capital of the neighbouring Dominican Republic, but no major damage was reported there.
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