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In 2010, epic earthquakes all over the planet delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. The deadliest strike was in Haiti, where a quake just southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince, killed more than 200,000, reducing homes, hospitals, schools, and the presidential palace to rubb...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Pioneer Productions
Other Authors: Chinn, Peter (Director, Screenwriter), Sechler, Craig (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: [Arlington, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2011.
Series:The PBS Video Collection
Subjects:
Earthquakes > Chile.
Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010.
Tremblements de terre > Chili.
Tremblement de terre d'Haïti, Haïti, 2010.
Earthquakes.
Chile.
Haiti.
2010
Documentaries and Factual Films
Online media.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In 2010, epic earthquakes all over the planet delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. The deadliest strike was in Haiti, where a quake just southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince, killed more than 200,000, reducing homes, hospitals, schools, and the presidential palace to rubble. In exclusive coverage, a Nova camera crew follows a team of US geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program, Nova.
Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 17, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 min.).
Playing Time:00:54:21