Biden authorizes Haiti earthquake response

Published August 15, 2021 6:40am

A view of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, in this still image taken from a video obtained by Reuters on August 14, 2021. REUTERS TV via REUTERS

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden was briefed by advisors on the Haiti earthquake that has killed at least several people and reduced buildings to rubble, a White House official said on Saturday.

Biden authorized an immediate US response and named Samantha Power, the US AID administrator, as coordinator of the effort, the official said. —Reuters

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