About 200 US Marines head to Haiti in wake of devastating earthquake
By Philip Athey
Aug 19, 11:32 PM
The Corps is sending roughly 200 Marines from the Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, based 1st Battalion, 6th Marines to Haiti in support of the military’s effort to help the nation after it was struck by a devastating earthquake.
Haiti was struck by a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, which quickly was followed by a tropical depression on Monday. So far the disasters have resulted in the deaths of more than 2,000 people, Reuters reported on Thursday.
More than 9,900 people are injured, UNICEF estimated, and roughly 500,000 Haitian children have limited or no access to shelter, safe water, health care or nutrition. The organization estimated that more than 1.2 million people have been affected by the earthquake and storm.
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