Published 3 years ago

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000

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On Saturday a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of Haiti. Around 1,500 homes were destroyed and 3,000 damaged. Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared a one-month state of emergency. The Pope mentioned the disaster in his Sunday address, offering prayers.

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Times of India

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000

A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelmed with patients that many had to lie in patios, corridors, verandas and hallways. Then a looming storm expected to bring heavy rains Monday night forced officials to relocate them as best they could given the hospital's poor conditions.

3 years ago·India

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News18 India

Haiti Quake Survivors Cry for Help as Death Toll Nears 2,000

Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care on Tuesday as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation with rain, causing dangerous flooding.

3 years ago·India

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The Hindu

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419; injured now at 6,000

The devastation could soon worsen with the coming of Tropical Depression Grace

3 years ago·India

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CTV News

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000

The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend has risen to 1,419, while the number of injured people has grown to 6,000, the Caribbean nation's Civil Protection Agency said Monday.

3 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Haitian earthquake survivors living in sheet tents as death toll rises

Bodies pulled from rubble in Les Caynes as survivors appeal for aid

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Hopes for quake survivors dwindle as storm lashes Haiti

By Laura Gottesdiener and Ricardo Arduengo LES CAYES, Haiti - Heavy rains lashed Haiti on Tuesday night, complicating rescue efforts and drenching thousands left homeless by a devastating earthquake that killed at least 1,419 people, as hopes dimmed for survivors. Tropical Depression Grace churned over the regions of southwest Haiti worst-hit by Saturday's quake of magnitude 7.2,

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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