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magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in Haiti, an island country in the Caribbean. More than 300 people have been killed so far, but the damage is expected to be even greater as the aftershock fears and tropical storms are approaching.
Correspondent Kang Cheong-wan.
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building collapsed on one side due to the impact of the earthquake, and people are looking at the damaged building with only the skeleton left.
The streets are full of calls for help and the cry of the wounded.
Yesterday (14th), around 8:30 am local time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in the west coast of Haiti.
At least 300 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured, Haiti officials said.
[Jerry Chandler/Haiti Authority Official: More than 1,800 injured and displaced persons are expected to be taken to hospital or to receive aid services from the authorities.]
Haiti was in chaos just a month ago after the assassination of Haiti President Jobnel Moise. situation.
In addition to the fear of aftershocks following the earthquake, and the current tropical storm, Grace is heading towards Haiti, so there is concern that the scale of damage will increase further.
In 2010, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Haiti, killing at least 200,000 people.
[Henri Ariel/Prime Minister of Haiti: We are forming a task force to help ensure that the 2010 Haiti earthquake does not repeat itself again.]
There are about 150 Koreans living in Haiti, including business expatriates and missionaries, and most of them live in Port-au-Prince, the capital of which is more than 100km away from the epicenter.
(Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)