The CEO of Apple announced a few hours ago a donation for Haiti after the major earthquake of magnitude 7,2 that they suffered last Saturday, August 14. It is not the first time that Haiti has had an earthquake of such magnitude and as always the main problem is the number of victims they cause ... In this new earthquake the balance of material damage is really high, and at the moment according to official figures it has caused 1.294 dead and about 2.800 wounded.
Apple usually helps in any way it can when these natural disasters strike and Cook announced on his official Twitter account the financial assistance of the company for the prompt recovery of the infrastructures, houses and essential services in addition to showing all its support to the victims:
Our hearts are with all those in Haiti who are once again facing the consequences of a devastating earthquake. Apple will be donating to assist relief and recovery efforts in the affected communities.
- Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 15
These types of events are becoming more frequent and unexpected so there is little help when they occur. The first earthquake, as we say, occurred last Saturday and mainly affected the southwest area, causing the almost total destruction of towns such as Jérémie or Los Cayos. Just yesterday morning another tremor somewhat lower than 5,9 shook the island again. The Cupertino company is usually quite involved in this type of disaster and Cook's announcement came hours after the event was known.