On August 14, local time, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in the province of Nips in western Haiti. The epicenter was about 150 kilometers away from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, and the focal depth was about 10 kilometers.

Subsequently, several aftershocks occurred locally.

  The Haitian Civil Defense Agency said hours after the earthquake, the death toll had risen to 304 and 1,800 were injured.

Haitian Prime Minister Henry announced that the country has entered a one-month state of emergency.

The Prime Minister of Haiti, Henry, has declared that Haiti has entered a one-month state of emergency. He said that he is mobilizing all available government resources to help people in the disaster-affected areas.

  Henry said on social networking sites that the "violent earthquake" caused casualties and destruction throughout the country, and he called on the Haitian people to unite.

  United Nations Secretary-General Guterres also posted on social networking sites, saying that the United Nations is paying attention to the latest developments in the Haiti earthquake and will work hard to support Haiti's rescue and disaster relief efforts.

  Haiti is located on the island of Hispaniola in the northern Caribbean Sea and has a population of more than 10 million.

On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 300,000 people.

At the time of this strong earthquake, Haiti had not fully recovered from the devastating 2010 earthquake.

  (Producing Li Jiali)

Editor in charge: [Liu Pai]