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Not only hundreds but hundreds of thousands of people are feared to be dead after an overwhelming 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti Tuesday, Haiti’s prime minister told CNN today.

According to Red Cross, as many as three million people were affected by the disaster, which turned the capital city of Port-au-Prince to rubble.

President Barack Obama declares that the U.S. will give its “unwavering support” to save lives” in the hemisphere’s poorest nation.

“I have directed my administration to respond with a swift, coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives,” Obama said at the White House after he canceled a trip and decided to dedicate his time in helping the country.

“The people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States in the urgent effort to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble and to deliver the humanitarian relief — the food, water and medicine — that Haitians will need in the coming days.”

Everything is in chaos in Haiti. People are crying for their loved ones, thousands are trapped in the wreckage of collapsed buildings, dead bodies on the streets.  Houses and buildings were flattened, which include the presidential palace, a major hospital and a five-story United Nations building. France’s foreign minister said its U.N. mission chief in Haiti appears to have died in the quake.

Now, organizations, federal officials and local politicians in the US, as well as other countries are seeking for any way possible to help Haiti. Companies promised to give millions of dollars in aid for the victims. Digicel Group, a top mobile phone operator in Haiti, said it would donate $5 million in cash toward relief efforts and appealed to others to help victims of the quake. Lowe’s Cos Inc is donating $1 million to the Red Cross’ efforts in Haiti. National Bank of Canada, which will contribute up to C$250,000 to the Canadian Red Cross, said National Bank MasterCard cardholders can exchange reward points for a cash donation to the Canadian Red Cross. The Bank of Nova Scotia said it would accept donations to the Canadian Red Cross in its bank branches, and would make a C$250,000 corporate contribution. Wells Fargo will contribute $100,000 to the American Red Cross’ disaster relief fund. Bank of America Corp plans to provide aid too, a company spokeswoman said.

The country of Haiti is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. It has about 9 million people, with 80 percent of the population living under the poverty line.

In this drastic time, let us offer our help and prayers that they may have the strength, peace and courage to overcome and to move forward after this tragedy.