WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The demise toll after Haiti’s devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14 is now at greater than 2,200—and that quantity is predicted to climb.
In the meantime, the area’s restricted well being care providers battle to discharge hospital sufferers once they don’t have any house to return to.
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The devastation is prompting a Northern California engineer to fly to Haiti to assist. Dr. Equipment Miyamoto is taking over an enormous activity to assist complete villages rebuild from the bottom up.
“Take into consideration what number of members of the family and youngsters…simply unbelievable tragedy,” Dr. Miyamoto informed CBS13 shortly after he landed. “Over 50,000 homes and church buildings and colleges. It’s an unbelievable catastrophe.”
Dr. Miyamoto is the CEO of Miyamoto Worldwide, an engineering agency based mostly in West Sacramento. He’s in Haiti to evaluate the injury and develop reconstruction methods.
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“To actually pinpoint the precise location of this unbelievable injury—they’re within the mountain space so it’s actually arduous to get there—you must hike up there,” mentioned Dr. Miyamoto. “I imply, give it some thought. You lose a home, you lose an entire village, you lose an entire township.”
Dr. Miyamoto and different earthquake structural engineering consultants will hike up rugged terrain conducting injury assessments of villages and demanding infrastructures equivalent to water, energy and communications.
The rebuilding is immense. Dr. Miyamoto is committing an indefinite quantity of effort and time to see individuals in Haiti get again on their ft.
“I believe every of us can do some bit to make a distinction, I consider. That’s why we’re right here really,” mentioned Dr. Miyamoto.
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This isn’t the primary time he’s helped Haiti rebuild. He was there after the 2010 earthquake that killed greater than 200,000 individuals. Dr. Miyamoto says it solely prices $2,000 to rebuild a house in Haiti. He’s hoping extra individuals will step as much as assist in his rebuilding efforts by donating to Miyamoto Relief.