McGill Expert: Haiti quake could affect 3 million: official

Story: Shattered communication systems in Haiti made it impossible to determine the number of casualties from yesterday's devastating earthquake, but an International Red Cross official estimated that three million people could have been affected. Scores of people lay in the streets of a devastated Port-au-Prince early Wednesday morning as aid groups around the world prepared to provide disaster relief. A spokesman with the International Committee of the Red Cross, told The Associated Press that finding and rescuing survivors will be a priority, and aid workers will also help hospitals cope with casualties and establish clean water sources. He said the 7.0 magnitude quake had caused "massive destruction in all the main neighbourhoods" of Port-au-Prince.

Expert: McGill Prof. John Stix, Chair, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Source: CBC : http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/13/haiti-earthquake.html