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Quake: no act of god

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Millions around the world were appalled at the death and devastation in Haiti. James Turley puts the calamity into context As readers will know, just before 5pm local time on January 12, a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti. Its epicentre was very close to Léogâne, a well-populated town not far from the capital, Port-au-Prince. The tremor is estimated ...