Haiti: At least 1,297 people have been killed in the devastating Haiti quake that struck the Caribbean nation’s southern peninsula on Saturday, leaving a stream of destruction and hundreds of injured residents in its wake.
Overall, at least 5,700 people have been injured, forcing the hospitals to treat patients who work in overdrive.
The new death increase from at least 724 deaths that were reported earlier on Sunday, many of the casualties, including an estimated 2,800 injuries, occurred in southwestern Haiti, near the quake’s epicenter.
According to News from civil protection in Haiti and preventive information, more than 3,000 homes were destroyed, and more than 5,400 were damaged and Overall, at least 5,700 people have been injured
Earlier, on Sunday, The 7.2-magnitude quake hit the west of Haiti’s southern peninsula on Saturday morning, toppling and damaging buildings including churches and hotels.
The death toll from Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti has jumped to at least 304, and more than 1,800 persons injured.
Haiti’s civil protection service has said. Hundreds more are injured or missing, and several towns across the island nation lie in ruins.
The prime minister said there was “extensive damage” in some areas, and declared a month-long state of emergency.
According to US Geological Survey, The epicenter of Saturday’s quake was about 12km (7.5 miles) from the town of Saint-Louis du Sud.
A massive earthquake struck leveling buildings in multiple towns and settlements and filling streets with debris. Civil protection officials initially put the death toll to at least 304. Lots of homes are destroyed, people are dead and some are at the hospital.
The tremor was felt in the densely populated capital of Port-au-Prince, some 125km away, and neighbouring countries.
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