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On January 12 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, 17 km south of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Initial reports suggest widespread damage and a high number of casualties.
BCLC is coordinating with relief agencies and NGOs on the ground in Haiti.
BCLC hosted a conference call on January 15 with NGO and government representatives. According to the call, the airport in Port-au-Prince is open to humanitarian flights but runway capacity is...