THE earthquake A magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti has killed at least 2,189 people so far, the Civil Protection Service has said.
The floods, caused by heavy rains in recent days, have halted most efforts to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of collapsed buildings. They have also worsened the situation of thousands of people who have been left homeless, without food or water.
At least 37,000 homes were destroyed.
Last Saturday’s earthquake struck the poorest country in the western hemisphere and the wounds of the January 12, 2010 earthquake have not yet healed., which destroyed much of the capital and several cities in the province.
In that catastrophe of enormous proportions in Haiti more than 200,000 people had lost their lives and more than 300,000 had been injured.
More than 1.5 million Haitians were left homeless, with authorities and the international community facing the enormous challenge of rebuilding a country without a land registry or urban planning.
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