Haiti earthquake: new report shows 227 dead

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning around 8:30 a.m. local time (12:30 p.m. GMT), the United States Seismological Center (USGS) said. A new report shows 227 deaths, according to Civil Protection, whose first report announced 29 deaths.

“The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 227 deaths, including 158 in the south. Hundreds of wounded and missing ”should be deplored, the administration said on Twitter.

“The first interventions, carried out by both professional rescuers and members of the population, allowed many people to be pulled out of the rubble. Hospitals continue to receive injuries, “added Haitian civil protection. A great commotion was felt throughout the country. The earthquake occurred more than 100 miles southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the USGS. A tsunami warning was issued before it was quickly lifted.

The earthquake killed several people, the country’s civil protection director Jerry Chandler told AFP, who still does not have a “precise assessment” to provide. Prime Minister Ariel Henry heads to the National Emergency Operations Center in Port-au-Prince.

Religious buildings, schools and homes were damaged in the earthquake. In videos shared online, residents filmed the damage.

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale devastated the Haitian capital and several provincial towns. More than 200,000 people died and more than 300,000 were injured in the disaster that left 1.5 million people homeless.

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Since 2019, Haiti has been embroiled in an economic and political crisis. The president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated on July 7.

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