On 12 January Haiti was struck by a major earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale. Right now, the International Rescue Committee is deploying its Emergency Response Team to Haiti to deliver help to the devastated city of Port-au-Prince. The IRC will be working with overwhelmed local aid groups to provide life-saving medical care, water and sanitation to earthquake survivors. Our specialists are veteran first-responders who set up immediate and effective emergency programs around the world during violent conflicts and natural disasters. The IRC is also supporting members of the Haitian American community, which is in the process of organizing a major response. Many of them are refugees who were resettled by the IRC.