At least 1,297 people were killed and thousands more injured after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning. Officials ...
At least 1,297 people were killed and thousands more injured after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning.
Officials with Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection provided the updated death toll Sunday as rescue workers continued to search for possible survivors in the rubble of collapsed structures. The quake's epicenter was about 125 kilometers, or 78 miles, west of Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, according to the US Geological Survey.
"In what is already a challenging time for the people of Haiti, I am saddened by the devastating earthquake that occurred in Saint-Louis du Sud, Haiti," President Joe Biden said in a statement. "The United States remains a close and enduring friend to the people of Haiti, and we will be there in the aftermath of this tragedy."
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