3,000 will be in place. Deaths and devastation after a 7. 2 Magnitude Earthquake hits haiti. We see new harrowing images, new accounts of dead being pulled from rubble, people being treated in the open air. Haitis Prime Minister declaring a State Of Emergency as the u. S. Geological survey warns of rising casualties and widespread destruction. Hospitals overwhelmed by seriously ill patients as the Delta Variant tears across the country. The situation is dire, and we are simply out of time. We have zero icu beds left for children. Im Pamela Brown in washington. You are in the Cnn Newsroom on this busy saturday. The u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan is taking a major turn right now. President biden a short time ago announcing he is sending a total of 5,000 troops to afghanistan. That is double the number of u. S. Forces that were there when the president announced the u. S. Exit four months ago. The additional troops are deploying to help get americans out as the country unravels at a sp
Theres chaos, reports say, at Kabul Airport at this moment as people try to flee and the world waits for the next step. Hello, everyone, ask and welcome to Fox News live, im eric shawn. Hi, arthel. Arkansas hello, everyone, im arthel neville. The situation is getting worse by the hour. President Ashraf Ghaani has fled the country, and the American Flag has been lowered from the u. S. Embassy. The biden administration continues to defend the withdrawal of u. S. Troops. Were going to get the latest reaction from the if White House in just a minute. But first, well go to Trey Yingst Live In Jerusalem with more on the situation of on ground in afghanistan. On the ground in afghanistan. Trey. Reporter arthel, good afternoon. Weve got a number of updates for you. According to afp, a Defense Official says a couple hundred American Embassy staffers have been evacuated safely from afghanistan. One piece of good news. On the flipside, a lot of bad news. We know taliban has taken control of most
We have fox team coverage. Alex hogan is standing by with reaction from a haitian community in new york city. Fox Weather Meteorologist Adam klotz is live, but we first go to Ryan Chilcote live with what we know so far about that earthquake. Ryan. Reporter hi, arthel. Well, haiti just a country that cant catch a break, can it . This earthquake, as you said, had a Mag Magnitude of 7. 2. Thats a big quake. It occurred about 5 miles off the haitian coastline, about 90 miles from the capital of haiti. And at a depth of about 10,000 meters, thats 6 miles beneath the surface. That is actually a relatively hallow depth for an earthquake like this. And when you have an earthquake like this, two immediate concerns. The first, that you could have a tsunami at a depth like that. Now, the u. S. Did issue a Tsunami Warning but then lifted that, and anecdotal local reports we have is that there was some coastal flooding in at least one town, but then the water appears to have retreated, so good news
Stunning, surreal images of building after building after building just pancaked and the number of casualties, Tens Of Thousands and you really got a sense for a damage that the quake like this did in 2010, it was a 7. 0, and now this, a 7. 2. Already, i have reached out to some contacts that i have in the capital, portauprince. They say it doesnt appear it was damaged excessively. Greta Van Susteren was a reporter in the wake of 2010, set up a childrens home there and i texted her immediately, is the home okay . She says that things are doing well, but obviously, to the west, 125 kilometers west as you can see on our map, a different story. Were hoping that theres no sort of repercussions here with the Tsunami Or Anything of that sort. Ryan has everything we need so far. Can you bring us up to speed . Yeah, absolutely. Haiti a country that cant catch a break. This quake had a magnitude of 7. 2, it occurred five miles off the haitian coastline, about 90 miles from the capital of haiti.
Evacuate staff from the u. S. Embassy. This as the taliban gained more Ground Today Capturing afghanistans fourth largest city and a major setback for the local government. Meanwhile, President Biden is said to be Keeping Tabs on the taliban takeover from Camp David where he is spending the weekend. Were covering the crisis from all angles. Lucas tomlinson has more on the military action in afghanistan. But we begin with white House Correspondent Kevin cork live from the north lawn. Kevin . Good evening, jon. The White House issuing a statement today. In it five action points, to address the devolving situation in afghanistan. I want to share a couple of the most notable of those five points. The White House making sure that the american people know that they are going to do all they can to safely evacuate The Americans on the ground. The deployment of approximately as you pointed out 5,000 u. S. Troops to faciitate an orderly and safe drawdown of u. S. Personnel. Another note from tha