President Mohamed Nasheed has sent a message of sumpathy to the president of Haiti René Préval , following the devastating earthquake that hit the city of Port-au-Prince.
The president’s message said “It was with deep shock and sadness that I learned about the powerful earthquake that hit the city of Port-au-Prince causing loss of lives and injury to hundreds of people as well as extensive destruction to property and infrastructure’.
“The Government and people of the Maldives join me in conveying our deepest sympathy to you, the Government and the people of Haiti, and in particular, to those who were directly affected by this tragedy. We would also like to send our sincere condolences to the members of the bereaved families.”
The deadly magnitude seven earthquake was the worst to hit Haiti in over 200 years. According to the Haitian prime minister, as many as 3 million people have been affected and 100,00 feared dead.
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