II. Read the text and mark the sentences True or False. Television pictures are slowly beginning to show how great the
damage is in Haiti following the huge earthquake on Tuesday. A
magnitude 7.3 quake, just 16km from the capital, hit the
Caribbean nation as people were going home after work. Much
of the country has been devastated. Many major buildings in the
capital Port-au-Prince have collapsed, including the Presidential
Palace and the UN headquarters. Haiti's President Rene Preval
described the scene in the capital as "unimaginable". The Red
Cross says up to 3 million people have been affected. Mr. Preval
fears "well over 100,000 people" may have died.
Haiti's ambassador to the USA, Raymond Joseph, said there was
"no way of estimating" how many casualties there were.
Countries around the world are acting quickly to send whatever
help they can to Haiti. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the
world. More than half of its people live below the poverty line
on less than two dollars a day. It is one of the poorest-equipped
countries on Earth to deal with such a catastrophe. The nation
was still trying to recover from being hit by four deadly
hurricanes in 30 days in 2008. Its economy is in ruins and it has
a long history of corruption and coups.
1. Most Haitians were having their breakfast when the
earthquake hit.
2. The President's palace was in ruins after the earthquake.
3. The article says Haiti's president believes 3 million people are
suffering.
4. Haiti's ambassador to the US has a good idea of casualty
figures.
5. Most Haitians are so poor they live on less than two dollars a
day.

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