In Haiti, the number of earthquake victims exceeded 200, reports TASS with reference to the management of civil protection of the republic.
According to the latest data, the number of earthquake victims increased and amounted to 227. In addition, hundreds of wounded and missing were recorded. “The first operations conducted by rescuers and citizens made it possible to pull out many people from under the bumps. Hospitals continue to take wounded,” the department reported.
At 15 o’clock 29 minutes Moscow time, the US Geological Service recorded the earthquake from the shores of Gaiti. The hearth was located at a depth of 10 kilometers, the epicenter of the underground jokes was located in eight kilometers north of the village of Petit-de Nip.
According to the service, the number of those who died due to the earthquake on Haiti can reach several thousand people, and the affected are tens of thousands. The forecast was made as a result of analyzing data on the density of the population, the seismic resistance of the structures of such catastrophes into the earthquake zone and study the effects of such disasters.