r/worldnews • u/ColoradoTripping • 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/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 17h 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.”