“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.