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Haiti earthquake: Are you affected? - Point of View

Haiti earthquake: Are you affected?

HaitiMiami-CP.jpgEdeline B. Clermont weeps in the LittleHaiti area of Miami as she talks to her sister after both were unableto contact relatives in Haiti, which has been devastated by Tuesday'searthquake. (Alan Diaz/Associated Press)


Shattered communication systems in Haiti made it impossible toimmediately determine the number of casualties from this week'sdevastating earthquake, but an International Red Cross officialestimated Wednesday that three million people may have been affected.

ForeignAffairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said there has been no word on whetherany Canadians died in the earthquake, although roughly 6,000 Canadiancitizens live in the Caribbean country. Of the 6,000, only 700 areregistered with the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Cannon said.

REPLAYthe discussion with CBC Your Voice below, featuring highlights from Twitterand Facebook as well as photos and coverage from Haiti.

You can continue following the conversation at CBC News on Twitter.