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Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 2,189: Official

Agence France-Presse

   PORT AU PRINCE - The death toll from a devastating earthquake that
   struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189,
   the Caribbean nation's civil protection agency said.

   "The toll from the earthquake is 2,189," the agency said on Twitter.

   More than 12,260 people were injured when the quake hit the
   southwestern part of Haiti on Saturday, about 160 kilometers to the
   west of the capital Port-au-Prince, according to the updated toll.

   The civil protection agency added that 332 people have been reported
   missing and rescue operations were ongoing.Tremors continue to rock the
   area.

   Tens of thousands of buildings were destroyed and damaged in the
   impoverishedcountry,still recovering from another devastating
   earthquake in 2010.

   Haiti has also been beleaguered by gang violence, Covid-19, and
   political chaos, which spiked last month after the assassination of
   president Jovenel Moise.

   The government has declared a month-long state of emergency in the four
   provinces affected by the quake.

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