"The number of victims of the earthquake has increased and amounted to 227 dead," - said the department.
It is noted that "there are hundreds of wounded and missing in the South Department."
“The first operations carried out by rescuers and citizens helped to pull many people out from under the rubble.
Hospitals continue to receive the wounded, ”the message says.
Earlier it was reported that seismologists recorded a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.