Haitian ambassador to U.S. : Infrastructure of island nation poor in best of times . Raymond Alcide Joseph calls quake `` a catastrophe of major proportions '' and says it will take years for Haiti to recover from the damage caused by last month's 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. OAS says lack of any building standards in Haiti makes residents vulnerable .
Haitian ambassador to U.S. : Infrastructure of island nation poor in best of times . Raymond Alcide Joseph calls quake `` a catastrophe of major proportions '' People are reported out in the streets , cowering in strong aftershocks . OAS says lack of any building standards in Haiti makes residents vulnerable .