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muriel_volestrangler

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Wed Aug 18, 2021, 05:52 AM Aug 2021

Haiti earthquake: Death toll reaches nearly 2,000

Source: BBC

At least 1,941 people are known to have died in Haiti in Saturday's powerful earthquake - a rise of more than 500 on the previous figure, officials say.

Nearly 10,000 people have been injured, and many are still missing after the the 7.2-magnitude tremor.

Rescue work has been hampered by heavy rains brought this week by Tropical Storm Grace to the Caribbean nation.

The UN says about 500,000 children now have limited or no access to shelter, safe water and food.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-58187979

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Haiti earthquake: Death toll reaches nearly 2,000 (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 OP
The fact that this occurred during hurricane season (vs winter like the last one) BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #1

BumRushDaShow

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1. The fact that this occurred during hurricane season (vs winter like the last one)
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 07:15 AM
Aug 2021

makes this all the more heartbreaking. This quake was a bit stronger than the last one, although I think the area getting impacted is not as densely populated as the 2010 one (but then its location means more potential for completely cutoff access via roads).

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