Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,189: official

A destroyed house is seen following the earthquake in Camp-Perrin, Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti:

The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose from nearly 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, the Caribbean nation’s civil protection agency said.

“The earthquake’s toll is 2,189,” the agency said on Twitter.

More than 12,260 people were injured when the earthquake struck southwest Haiti on Saturday, about 160 kilometers west of the capital Port-au-Prince, according to the update.

The civil protection agency added that 332 people had been reported missing and that rescue operations were underway.

Tens of thousands of buildings have been destroyed and damaged in this impoverished country which is still recovering from another devastating earthquake in 2010.

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

The government declared a one-month state of emergency in the four provinces affected by the earthquake.

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