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
DepartmentOuest
ArrondissementLéogâne
Time zoneUTC-5 (UTC)

2010 Haiti earthquake
Main article: 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]

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References
  1. "Petit Paradis Map — Satellite Images of Petit Paradis".
  2. "Huge Wave Strikes Haiti Coast", CNN (21 January 2010). Retrieved on 22 January 2010
  3. CNN, "In Petit Paradis, earthquake then tsunami", Rich Phillips, 23 January 2010 (accessed 23 January 2010)
  4. CNN, CNN Newsroom, airdate 23 January 2010


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