CNN - Haiti earthquake - 2010-01-12 - 7 p.m. (E)
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[0:00] this story. We're going to stay on top
[0:02] of the story here at CNN. Our coverage
[0:04] continues with Jessica Yellen on CNN
[0:07] Tonight.
[0:12] Thanks, Wolf. We are continuing our
[0:13] breaking news coverage of that monster
[0:15] earthquake that has struck the Caribbean
[0:17] nation of Haiti. A hospital has
[0:19] collapsed, homes have been flattened.
[0:21] Hades ambassador here in the US expects
[0:24] this to be a catastrophe of major
[0:26] proportions.
[0:30] This is CNN breaking news.
[0:33] >> This earthquake struck just a couple of
[0:35] hours ago. The US Geological Survey says
[0:37] it was centered about 10 miles west of
[0:40] Hades capital of Porta Prince. An
[0:42] Associated Press videographer reports
[0:44] that a hospital collapsed and people
[0:46] were screaming for help. The preliminary
[0:48] magnitude is estimated to be 7.0, which
[0:51] would be a major quake with significant
[0:54] damage possible. Aftershocks there
[0:56] continue to strike. the strongest so
[0:58] far, measuring 5.9. Now, a tsunami watch
[1:02] had been posted for Haiti and for parts
[1:04] of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the
[1:06] Bahamas, but that has now been
[1:08] cancelled. Let's go first to our
[1:10] meteorologist Chad Meyers, who is in the
[1:12] CNN Weather Center. Chad, the ambassador
[1:14] says this is potentially catastrophic.
[1:16] Can you first describe for us what you
[1:17] would expect from an earthquake this
[1:19] magnitude?
[1:20] >> Well, because it's so shallow, Jessica,
[1:22] an an awful lot. We have a strict a slip
[1:26] strike quake here. There's a fault right
[1:28] through here just south of Porta Prince
[1:30] and it slipped like this. Not so much
[1:32] like the tsunami that we had in Bond
[1:34] Ace, but the slip