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Haiti quake deaths reach 2,207

LES CAYES: The number of people killed by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake on August 14 in Haiti has risen to 2,207 with 344 still missing, the country's civil protection agency reported on Sunday (Monday in Manila). The agency said on Twitter that a week after the earthquake, which also left at least 12,268 injured, the number of damaged homes exceeded 77,000 while almost 53,000 were destroyed. The earthquake had its epicenter some 125 kilometers west of Port-au-Prince and had a depth of 10 kilometers, which is why at the time a tsunami alert was issued but was later canceled.

People search through the rubble of what used to be the Manguier Hotel after the earthquake hit on August 14, 2021 in Les Cayes, southwest Haiti. AFP PHOTO