At Least 1,200 Killed, Thousands Injured After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haiti

At Least 1,200 Killed, Thousands Injured After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haiti
Sacred Heart church is damaged after an earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. AP Photo/Delot Jean
Lorenz Duchamps
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Update on Sunday Aug. 15: The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 2,800 people injured in the Caribbean nation, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed or damaged homes. 

At least 304 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday.

Lorenz Duchamps
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