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Haiti earthquake

The Presidential Palace has collapsed in Haiti, and thousands are feared dead.[1] At least two hospitals have collapsed but I have not found a cite for that at the moment. ~AH1^(TCU) 02:03, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Please update the article with new newslinks, and when the time comes, propose new headlines at WP:ITN/C. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 06:57, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

According to CNN, (and already in the article) more than 100,000 are feared dead. This should probably be added to the hook. ~DC _{Talk To Me} 19:45, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Whatever is currently there is poorly worded. It should say something along the lines of, "A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Haiti, causing widespread devastation and ___________. Just because it struck the capital doesn't make that any more worth mentioning. I work with earthquake articles, so it just seems unprofessional to me [the wording, that is]. ceranthor 20:44, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Also, the damage is not only in Port-au-Prince, unless the rupture zone was a few mere miles. ceranthor 20:45, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

According to CNN, the epicentre was only ten miles from the centre of Port-au-Prince. Physchim62 (talk) 21:17, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

That doesn't mean the damage was only in Port-au-Prince, unless that is explicitly stated. ceranthor 22:24, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

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