(VOVWORLD) -At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday.
 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti (Photo:Reuters) |
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.
No Vietnamese casualty in the earthquake was reported, said the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba and Haiti, adding that the Embassy is maintaining regular contact with the Vietnamese community in Haiti, which includes 60 people, mainly working at the joint-venture telecommunications company Natcom.
Meanwhile, Latin American and the Caribbean countries said that they are ready to help Haiti to overcome this serious disaster. The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, said he would "help in every way". The Caribbean Community (Caricom) also issued a joint statement, declaring its readiness to support Haiti. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) immediately contacted the Haitian Civil Protection Agency to help assess the damage.
The governments of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and El Salvador extended their condolences and expressed their readiness to help the Haitian people.