Haiti Raises Earthquake Death Toll, Passes 2,200

Mexican firefighters work in the early morning hours in a search and rescue mission, amid the rubble from last week's 7.2 magnitude earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 21, 2021. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the toll from this month’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing.

The previous figure had been 2,189 on Wednesday. The agency said via Twitter that 12,268 people were injured and nearly 53,000 houses were destroyed by the Aug. 14 quake.