Eight soldiers of Chinese peacekeeping forces in Haiti were buried and more than 10 were missing after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti Tuesday afternoon, Liu Xiangyang, deputy chief of the National Earthquake Disaster Emergency Rescue Team told China Daily Wednesday.

中国驻海地维和部队中有8名士兵在13日清晨发生的地震中被埋，另有10名士兵失踪。国家地震灾害紧急救援小组负责人刘向阳(音)在地震发生后告诉记者。

A 7.0-magnitude quake hit the Caribbean island country at 4:53 pm local time on Tuesday, collapsing numerous buildings including the Presidential Palace. The earthquake may lead to thousands of deaths, said Karel Zelenka, a Catholic Relief Services representative in Port-au-Prince.

当地时间本周二下午4:53，加勒比海岛国海地发生里氏7.0级地震，导致包括总统府在内的无数建筑倒塌。太子港的一名天主教救援队负责人称，此次地震可能导致上千人死亡。

China sent a 50-member rescue team to Haiti and they will set off on Wednesday.

中国已经派出一支50人的救援小组前往海地震区。

China has dispatched 125 peacekeepers to Haiti, including six females.

中国在海地的维和部队共125人，包括6名女性。