The death toll from the earthquake that struck Haiti last weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, according to the Caribbean nation’s civil protection agency. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for.
The civil protection agency added that 332 people have been reported missing and rescue operations are ongoing.
Tens of thousands of buildings were also destroyed and damaged in the
impoverished country still recovering from a devastating earthquake in
2010.
Haiti has also been beleaguered by gang violence, Covid-19, and
political chaos, which spiked last month after the assassination of
president Jovenel Moise .
The government has declared a month-long state of emergency in the
four provinces affected by the quake.
