NEW : State Department line for those seeking information about loved ones : 1-888-407-4747 . The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City has been closed since the earthquake struck on Sept. 19. Are you looking for loved ones in Haiti ? ` ` It looks like it 's worse than we all imagined , '' Haitian in Miami says . Haiti is most impoverished country in Western Hemisphere , plagued by violence .
NEW : State Department line for those seeking information about loved ones : 1-888-407-4747 . The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City has been closed since the earthquake struck on Sept. 19. ` ` It looks like it 's worse than we all imagined , '' Haitian in Miami says . Haiti is most impoverished country in Western Hemisphere , plagued by violence .