Petit Paradis
Petit Paradis (French: Little Paradise) is a town in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest department of Haiti.[1]
Petit Paradis | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Petit Paradis Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°29′0″N 72°38′01″W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Arrondissement | Léogâne |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC) |
2010 Haiti earthquake
A tsunami wave three metres or higher hit the beach shortly after the 12 January 2010 earthquake killing several residents. The area was subsided and a large portion of the beach remained submerged.[2] The tsunami reached several hundred yards into the village, destroying several homes, and sweeping several people out to sea, some of them killed.[3]
US Navy Seabees and US Marines arrived at the beach on the 22nd,[4] and started to distribute aid on the 23rd.[3]
References
- "Petit Paradis Map — Satellite Images of Petit Paradis".
- "Huge Wave Strikes Haiti Coast", CNN (21 January 2010). Retrieved on 22 January 2010
- CNN, "In Petit Paradis, earthquake then tsunami", Rich Phillips, 23 January 2010 (accessed 23 January 2010)
- CNN, CNN Newsroom, airdate 23 January 2010
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