Haiti State of emergency after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake
The death toll from the earthquake on August 14 in Haiti
rose to 2,207 people
, according to an official bulletin published this Sunday by Civil Protection.
The balance of victims represents 18 more deaths than the last official figure, which was 2,189 deaths, while
the number of injured remains at 12,268
and the number of disappeared increased to 344.
The
7.2 magnitude
earthquake
in southwestern Haiti has destroyed 52,923 homes and damaged another 77,006 homes.
The effects of the earthquake have been devastating throughout the southern peninsula of Haiti and the highest number of deaths is concentrated in the area of
Les Cayes
, the largest city in the region, with about 100,000 inhabitants.
According to calculations by the authorities,
about 650,000 people, 40% of the population of the three most affected departments
, urgently need humanitarian aid.
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