ravaged country as part of an urgent appeal, with money already pouring in from around the world. Key developed countries were organizing an international aid conference for the quake-struck nation. Haiti is "by the far the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. Figures from the disoriented Haitian government said at least 50,000 people were killed in the 7.0 magnitude quake which struck the impoverished nation on Tuesday, though these were deemed to be early estimates and a true figure was expected to emerge over the coming days and weeks.
