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Power back on, but thousands still homeless, in #QUAKE-hit Puerto Rico

January 13, 2020: Puerto Rico's public power utility said on Monday it has restored electricity to almost all the island, nearly a week after the strongest earthquake in more than a century knocked out all power and caused at least 10 million in damage.

Ten years after devastating #QUAKE, Haitians struggle to survive

January 12, 2020: Every morning as the sun rises over the dusty, overgrown ruins of the Haitian capital's iconic cathedral, Paul Christandro, who lived nearby all his life, thinks about the day ten years ago when he watched it come down, killing his friends.

Traumatized Puerto Ricans rocked by another strong #QUAKE

January 11, 2020: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake cracked walls and brought down power lines in Puerto Rico on Friday as the Caribbean island was recovering from its worst quake in over a century on Tuesday.

St. Boniface Hospital, a beacon of hope in post-#QUAKE Haiti

January 11, 2020: In Port-au-Prince, ten years after Haiti's devastating earthquake, basic medical care can be almost impossible to find. But St. Boniface Hospital, in Fond-des-Blancs, has become a leading beacon for Haitian hope. For more than two million people on the island's southern peninsula, this is the only place to get an em...

Magnitude 6.0 #EARTH#QUAKE hits off quake-stunned Puerto Rico

January 11, 2020: It was the strongest shake yet since a magnitude 6.4 quake struck before dawn on Tuesday.

Everyone is out on the street: Latest Puerto Rico #QUAKE causes further damage

January 11, 2020: A magnitude 6.0 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

Airbnb Open Homes Activated in Puerto Rico As 5.9 #QUAKE Hits 13km Off Guanica

January 11, 2020: At 8:54 a.m. AST today, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake happened 13 kilometers southeast of Guanica

Magnitude 5.9 Shock Rocks #QUAKE-Stunned Puerto Rico

January 11, 2020: The Saturday shock follows Tuesday's 6.4 earthquake, causing more damage and power outages to the island.

10 years later, Michaëlle Jean laments flawed response to devastating Haiti #QUAKE

January 11, 2020: The former governor general, who was born in Haiti, says she is forced to conclude that the massive humanitarian aid effort that followed the 2010 earthquake was a missed opportunity and a failure

After #QUAKE, Puerto Rico governor says power should be back by Monday

January 10, 2020: Puerto Rico's governor said power should be fully restored across the island by Monday after the worst earthquake in over a century knocked out its biggest generating plant and left nearly all 3 million residents without electricity.

Thousands still sleeping outside in #QUAKE-wary Puerto Rico

January 10, 2020: Tuesday's 6.4 earthquake has forced thousands of people to sleep outside in fear of tremors.

Scores Of People In Puerto Rico Remain Without Shelter, Power Days After 6.4 #QUAKE

January 10, 2020: Some 2,000 people have been displaced, according to one humanitarian group's estimate. But there are hopeful signs. Puerto Rico's utility says roughly 80% of its customers have their electricity back.

Puerto Ricans sleep outside, wait for power after devastating #QUAKE

January 8, 2020: Many Puerto Ricans woke up on Wednesday to a second day without electricity after the island's worst earthquake in over a century knocked out its biggest power plant, collapsed homes and killed at least one person.

Puerto Ricos strongest #QUAKE since 1918 has residents on edge

January 8, 2020: More than 300 people are homeless a day after the 6.4 magnitude quake rocked the island still recovering from Hurricane Maria.

Puerto Ricans rocked by biggest #QUAKE in century

January 8, 2020: Tuesday's earthquake, that damaged hundreds of buildings, was a sharp blow to the island still in recovery from Hurricane Maria.

Shallow #QUAKE of magnitude 6.5 strikes off Puerto Rico

January 7, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck just off Puerto Rico at a shallow depth of 10.0 km in the early hours of Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported.

#PrayForPuertoRico Trends After 6.5 Magnitude #EARTH#QUAKE Hits Island Day After 5.5 Quake

January 7, 2020: Estimated economic losses are as high as 1 percent of Puerto Rico's GDP.

One dead as Puerto Rico #QUAKE destroys homes, knocks out power

January 7, 2020: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake followed by strong aftershocks struck Puerto Rico early on Tuesday, killing at least one person, knocking out power across much of the island and causing significant damage, authorities and media reported.

Deadly 6.4 Magnitude #QUAKE Rocks Residents Awake In Puerto Rico

January 7, 2020: The major temblor left at least one person dead and knocked out power to the island early Tuesday. It's the latest earthquake to hit Puerto Rico's southern coast in recent weeks.

Puerto Rico in state of emergency after most powerful #QUAKE in over 100 years

January 7, 2020: Island rocked by hundreds of earthquakes in recent weeks, killing at least one person and prompting power and water outagesPuerto Rico’s governor, Wanda Vazquez, declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard on Tuesday after a series of earthquakes including one of magnitude 6.4 that was the most ...

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