With few phone calls going through in the Caribbean nation in the aftermath of Tuesday 's 7.0-magnitude quake , people were driven to texting , social networking sites and other online communication . Communication breakdown in Haiti leaves people around world anxious over fate of loved ones . The U.S. State Department said it was aware of the reports and is working with Haitian authorities to determine what happened. People were driven to texting , social networking sites and other online communication . Thousands reached out through CNN 's iReport Web page , asking for information .
Communication breakdown in Haiti leaves people around world anxious over fate of loved ones . The U.S. State Department said it was aware of the reports and is working with Haitian authorities to determine what happened. People were driven to texting , social networking sites and other online communication . Thousands reached out through CNN 's iReport Web page , asking for information .