Photos show the devastation in Les Cayes, Haiti following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 227 people.
The death toll continues to rise after a 7.2 magnitude quake struck the island nation on Saturday.At least 304 people were killed and more than 1,800 injured as a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti Saturday morning, the country's civil protection agency confirmed to ABC News.
Jerry Chandler, Haiti's director of civil protection, said that teams will be sent to the area for search and rescue missions,The Haitian government"believes high casualties are probable given the earthquake's magnitude," Bocchit Edmond, the country's ambassador to the U.S., said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
Haiti, which is divided into 10 departments, said 160 deaths took place in Sud, 42 in Nippes, 100 in Grand'Anse and two in Nord-Ouest, according to the civil protection agency.The earthquake was virtually the same size and at the same shallow depth as the Initial reports from those in Port-au-Prince said the city seemed to be"fine" and that the airport remained operational.Sacred Heart church sits damaged after an earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Aug. 14, 2021.
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