Tim Cook says Apple to donate money to help Haiti following its earthquake

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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter over the weekend to say the company will donate money to Haiti.
  • Haiti is trying to recover from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Saturday.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will donate money to help Haiti recover from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that took place on Saturday.

The earthquake has killed at least 1,297 people and injured more than 5,700, with Cook saying that Apple's "hearts are with all those in Haiti who are once again facing the consequences of a devastating earthquake."

This most recent earthquake brings back to mind the 2010 quake that killed more than 200,000 people.

According to a BBC report, things are set to get worse with a storm set to reach Haiti today. Tropical Depression Grace will impact an already difficult operation.

Rescue workers are rushing to locate survivors of the deadly earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday as a tropical storm is heading towards the Caribbean nation. [...] Roads already made impassable by the quake could be further damaged by the rains, so aid teams are racing to get essential provisions to the quake-hit region before Grace hits.

Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry declared a month-long state of emergency while also going on to urge the country's population to "show solidarity".

Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.