Huge magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits off the coast of Haiti

Huge magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits off the coast of Haiti

Thousands of people are feared dead and many more injured after a huge magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit western Haiti on Saturday.

The epicenter of the quake was 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast Saint-Louis du Sud, according to the United States Geological Survey, which estimated "high casualties" and widespread disaster after the earthquake.

The agency also has issued a Tsunami warning after the powerful earthquake.

The hospitals in the country are overwhelmed with patients after massive destruction following the earthquake.

In 2010, similar in strength to the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 160,000 people in the Caribbean country.

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