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Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 1,419

8/16/2021, 9:21:02 PM

The number of victims of the earthquake in Haiti, which occurred on August 14, increased to 1419, affected about seven thousand people. This was announced on the air of state television by the Civil Protection Department.


“To date, the Civil Protection Authority has recorded 1,419 deaths: 1,133 in the South, 162 in the Grand Anse, 122 in the Nipp and two in the Northwest.

We also have information about more than 6.9 thousand injured, "- TASS quotes a representative of the department.

On August 14, at about 08:30 am local time, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti 125 km west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

The authorities have introduced a state of emergency for a month.

The UN will allocate $ 8 million to support the country.

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