An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the South Sandwich Islands region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), EMSC said. The quake occurred in the middle of the south Atlantic ocean, 2,960 km (1,839 miles) east-north-east of Punta Arenas, Chile, EMSC added. There…
Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes South Sandwich Islands Region: EMSC
Haiti Quake Death Toll Rises to 1,419, Injured Now at 6,000
LES CAYES, Haiti—A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelmed with patients that many had to lie in patios, corridors, verandas, and hallways. Then a looming storm that could bring heavy rains Monday night forced officials to relocate them as best they…
Haiti Braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as Storms Brew
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Tropical Depression Grace drenched earthquake-damaged Haiti on Monday, threatening to dump up to 15 inches of rain on a landscape where people are huddling in fields and searching for survivors of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Tropical Storm Fred was strengthening off the northwest Florida coast, where forecasters said it could make landfall by…
Death Toll of Powerful Earthquake in Haiti Soars to 1,297
LES CAYES, Haiti—The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 2,800 people injured in the Caribbean nation, with thousands more displaced from…
Death Toll From Haiti Earthquake Soars to 1,297 as Tropical Storm Grace Approaches
The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 on Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. The latest death toll count from Haiti’s office of civil protection follows a previous figure of 724 dead following…
Death Toll From Haiti Earthquake Soars to 1,297 as Tropical Depression Grace Approaches
The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 on Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. The latest death toll count from Haiti’s office of civil protection follows a previous figure of 724 dead following…
Death Toll From Haiti Earthquake Rises to More Than 700
LES CAYES, Haiti—The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared on Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake left at least 724 dead and 2,800 injured in the Caribbean island nation, with thousands more displaced from their…
More Than 700 Killed, Thousands Injured After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haiti
Update on Sunday Aug. 15: The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared on Sunday. Saturday’s earthquake left at least 724 dead and 2,800 injured, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed or damaged homes. Survivors in some areas were forced to shelter in streets or soccer fields with the few belongings…
More Than 1,200 Killed, Thousands Injured After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haiti
Update on Sunday Aug. 15: The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 2,800 people injured in the Caribbean nation, with thousands more displaced…
At Least 1,200 Killed, Thousands Injured After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haiti
Update on Sunday Aug. 15: The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 2,800 people injured in the Caribbean nation, with thousands more displaced…
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