Haitian community leaders in Miami are holding a vigil Monday afternoon to mark 16 years since the massive earthquake that devastated the Caribbean island nation.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, and left 220,000 people dead, 300,000 injured and rubble nearly everywhere.
Monday’s vigil is being organized by the Family Action Network Movement (FANM) and other groups. It is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at the Toussaint Louverture Memorial Statue, 6136 N. Miami Avenue…