On January 12 , 2010 , Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake , the country 's most severe earthquake in over 200 years . The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince . Over 230,000 civilians have been confirmed dead by the Haitian government because of the disaster and around 300,000 have been injured . Approximately 1.2 million people are homeless and it has been reported that the lack of temporary shelter may lead to the outbreak of disease
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2010 Haiti earthquake
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