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References:
[1] https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ea....rthquakes/eventpage/
[2] https://www.worldbank.org/en/c....ountry/haiti/overvie https://www.worldbank.org/en/c....ountry/haiti/overvie
[3] https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/....why-haiti-s-quake-wa
[4] https://spherestandards.org/wp....-content/uploads/Sph
[5] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/h....aiti-earthquake-aid-
[6] https://www.nytimes.com/2010/0....1/14/world/americas/
[7] https://www.wsj.com/articles/S....B1000142405274870454
[8] https://airtrafficmanagement.k....eypublishing.com/201