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2021-08-16 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 1,297 with at least 5,700 injured: Rescuers rush to find survivors as tropical storm approaches the island
More about Tropical Storm Fred here.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The death toll from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook the island nation of Haiti on Saturday has risen to 1,297 with at least 5,700 people injured

  • In Les Cayes, officials believe there are only 30 doctors for one million residents

  • The earthquake took out the town's underground water pipes and destroyed the town's markets, leaving hundreds without food

  • It flattened hundreds of homes and buildings, with the walls of a prison ripped open by the violent tremors

  • United States officials have already sent aid to the struggling nation, which is still reeling from the assassination of President Jovenel Moise last month

  • Pope Francis also urged Catholics to help the country

  • But rescue efforts may be marred by a tropical storm that is set to bear down on the country on Monday
Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-16 08:46|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 The only real question is how many zeros have to go after that number for the death count to be accurate?
Posted by Too Old To Work 2021-08-16 20:34||   2021-08-16 20:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Where's the Clinton Foundation?
Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-16 21:07||   2021-08-16 21:07|| Front Page Top

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