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Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,189: official

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A boy injured after Saturday" s="" quake="" cries="" while="" being="" treated="" at="" the="" Ofatma="" in="" Les="" Haiti="" Aug.="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/08/19/haiti-quake.jpg"/><figcaption>A boy injured after Saturday&#x27;s 7.2-magnitude quake cries while being treated at the Ofatma Hospital, in Les Cayes, Haiti Aug. 18, 2021. <em>Ricardo Arduengo, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PORT-AU-PRINCE— The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, the Caribbean nation&#x27;s civil protection agency said.</p><p>&quot;The toll from the earthquake is 2,189,&quot; the agency said on Twitter.</p><p>More than 12,260 people were injured when the quake hit the southwestern part of Haiti on Saturday, about 160 kilometers to the west of the capital Port-au-Prince, according to the updated toll.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/14/21/strong-72-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-haiti-usgs">Strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti: USGS</a></li></ul><p>The civil protection agency added that 332 people have been reported missing and rescue operations were ongoing. </p><p>Tens of thousands of buildings were destroyed and damaged in the impoverished country still recovering from another devastating earthquake in 2010.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/17/21/heavy-rains-lash-haiti-quake-survivors">Heavy rains lash Haiti quake survivors</a></li></ul><p>Haiti has also been beleaguered by gang violence, COVID-19, and political chaos, which spiked last month after the assassination of its president Jovenel Moise.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/16/21/no-pinoy-casualties-so-far-in-strong-haiti-quake-dfa">No Pinoy casualties so far in strong Haiti quake: DFA</a></li></ul><p>The government has declared a month-long state of emergency in the 4 provinces affected by the quake. </p><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1750430" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189.