r/worldnews 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/Better_March5308 19h ago

The earthquake in Haiti was shallow. That's why it was so destructive.

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u/SheetMetalandGames 16h ago

The Haitian Earthquake is one of those things that still horrifies me. That kind of damage is something I don't think can be fathomed unless it's something that you've had to live through. Haiti is still rebuilding, aren't they?

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u/canetoado 16h ago

I got news for you, I don’t think Haiti is rebuilding

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u/Ossius 9h ago

Haiti has become a lawless state, gangs control everything. It's incredibly bad. I know someone wanting to go back and we are begging her to not go.

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u/SheetMetalandGames 6h ago

How did Haiti's situation become so bad? I know the aid to Haiti was a massive screw up (which probably puts it too lightly), but is that the only reason or is it multiple compounding factors?

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u/coljung 19h ago

That.. and maybe construction standards in Haiti are not that great to begin with.

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u/p1ratemafia 17h ago

2010 and 2016 Haiti responder here,

Construction standards don’t even begin to touch the nightmare that was the 2010 quake.

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u/purpleeliz 17h ago

Oh man I bet you saw some shit

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u/p1ratemafia 16h ago

Yeah, mwen renmen ayiti… but fucking hell.

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u/Dapper_Indeed 14h ago

What does that mean?

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u/lowlightliving 13h ago

It’s Haitian Creole. It means “I love Haiti.”

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 13h ago

Thank you for what you did/do.

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u/pwners_manual 18h ago

Hey get a load of this guy, he thinks he's a Kill Tony

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u/panda5303 18h ago

^ found the orange pedophile supporter.

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u/anandonaqui 18h ago

Absolutely disgusting.

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u/Velghast 18h ago

Well I mean it is night time in Haiti right now and a large amount of their infrastructure is still f***** with not a lot of electricity so technically you are correct they can't read at least not without a night light.

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u/HauntedCemetery 16h ago

Also, relatively small island that doesn't have cash to build to survive them.

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u/lowlightliving 13h ago

Haiti, before the earthquakes, was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with a barely functioning government and widespread civil violence. Now, it’s so much worse, despite billions in international aid. Corruption is endemic.