 In Jacmel , a city of 50 @,@ 000 , the mayor claimed that 70 percent of the homes had been damaged and that the quake had killed 300 to 500 people and left some 4 @,@ 000 injured . The small airstrip suffered damage that rendered it unusable for supply flights until 20 January . The Canadian navy vessel HMCS Halifax was deployed to the area on 18 January ; the Canadians joined Colombian rescue workers , Chilean doctors , a French mobile clinic , and Sri Lankan relief workers who had already responded to calls for aid . 
 In Jacmel , a city of 50 @,@ 000 , the mayor claimed that 70 percent of the homes <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> been damaged and that the quake <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> killed 300 to 500 people and left some 4 @,@ 000 injured . The small airstrip suffered damage <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>rendered it unusable for supply flights until 20 January . The Canadian navy vessel HMCS Halifax was deployed to the area on 18 January ; the Canadians joined Colombian rescue workers , Chilean doctors , a French mobile clinic , and Sri Lankan relief workers <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> already responded to calls for aid . 
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