Livesay Haiti Weblog confirmed that children were trapped in the rubble and urged people to "please pray for all involved", as did Pwoje Espwa, who noted that rescue efforts were being hampered "by the area shanty towns surrounding the school and a steep ravine and the lack of any organized rescue infrastructure in country."
El weblog Livesay Haiti confirmó que los niños estaban atrapados entre los escombros e instó a la gente a “por favor rezar por todos los involucrados”, como hizo Pwoje Espwa, que destacó que los esfuerzos de rescate se veían obstaculizados “por el área de barriadas que rodea el colegio y un empinado barranco y la falta de infraestructura organizada de rescate en el país.”