Over 100,000 buildings in the country have been completely or partially ruined by the earthquake and rescuers continue with the relief operation clearing the debris and searching for possible survivors.

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked Haiti last Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 40 kilometers of the city of Les Cayes, which boasts a population of 125,000, at a depth of 10 kilometers. 

The authorities of the country imposed a state of emergency for the period of one month following the deadly earthquake.