The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday has climbed sharply, with at least 1,419 dead and 6,900 injured, according to the country’s civil protection agency.
Rescue workers dug through rubble in a attempt to find survivors, the agency said on Tuesday, adding that the quake left thousands more displaced from their destroyed or damaged homes.
The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) deep, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Source: Jordan News Agency