Haiti Rocked by 7.2M EarthQuake
Earthquake
In brief
- What happenedA 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud in southern Haiti on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 12,000 · Deaths: 2,200
- What help is neededFor now, at least 227 people have lost their lives, according to the first data released by the country’s Civil Protection Service, cited by EFE and which reports “hundreds
What changed
First retained snapshot
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Situation
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud in southern Haiti on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. For now, at least 227 people have lost their lives, according to the first data released by the country’s Civil Protection Service, cited by EFE and which reports “hundreds
WorldsAid verification
A WorldsAid editor reviewed this record against 1 attributed source, cleaned feed formatting and checked the event, place and reporting date. 2 human-impact figures were separated from the narrative and dated where the source allowed. Earlier observations remain in the evidence history instead of being silently overwritten.
Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 12,000 retained at 2021-08-14
- Deaths
- 2,200 retained at 2021-08-14
What we knew when
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