{"id":325006,"date":"2021-08-15T20:08:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/haiti-earthquake-death-toll-soars-to-over-700\/"},"modified":"2021-08-15T20:08:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:08:25","slug":"haiti-earthquake-death-toll-soars-to-over-700","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/haiti-earthquake-death-toll-soars-to-over-700\/","title":{"rendered":"#Haiti earthquake death toll soars to over 700"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Haiti earthquake death toll soars to over 700<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The death toll from Saturday\u2019s earthquake in Haiti has risen to at least 724, the country\u2019s Office of Civil Protection said Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The grim skyrocketing figure from the 7.2 magnitude quake comes hours after hospitals in Les Cayes, the island\u2019s southwestern port city, reported they were already \u201coverwhelmed\u201d with injured patients.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said at least 2,800 people were hurt from the powerful temblor in  the Caribbean nation, which is still reeling from the assassination of its prime minister,\u00a0Jovenel Mo\u00efse,\u00a0in July.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti\u2019s prime minister, Ariel Henry, said Saturday he was sending emergency services to hard-hit Les Cayes to help coordinate the local response there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are mobilizing all of our resources to aid the victims,\u201d Henry <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1426575864863543306\">said in a tweet. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People search for survivors in a home destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti.\" class=\"wp-image-19138067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People search for survivors in a home destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Joseph Odelyn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/APTOPIX_Haiti_Earthquake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A firefighter searches for survivors inside a damaged building after the deadly earthquake.\" class=\"wp-image-19138068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/APTOPIX_Haiti_Earthquake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/APTOPIX_Haiti_Earthquake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/APTOPIX_Haiti_Earthquake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A firefighter searches for survivors inside a damaged building after the deadly earthquake.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Joseph Odelyn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Firefighters search for survivors amid the rubble in Haiti.\" class=\"wp-image-19138080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Firefighters search for survivors amid the rubble in Haiti.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Joseph Odelyn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI send out my sympathies to the relatives of the victims of this violent earthquake which has cost many lives and a great deal of destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OneShowPam\/?rc=p\">video posted online<\/a>\u00a0Saturday showed dozens of residents of Les Cayes walking through crumbled homes and a hotel, searching through debris and rubble for loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing is to recover as many survivors as possible under the rubble,\u201d the prime minister said. \u201cWe have learned that the local hospitals, in particular that of Les Cayes, are\u00a0overwhelmed with wounded, fractured people.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/HAITI-QUAKE_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Red Cross paramedics carry a girl injured during a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-19138076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/HAITI-QUAKE_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/HAITI-QUAKE_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/HAITI-QUAKE_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Red Cross paramedics carry a girl injured during a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Ralph Tedy Erol<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"724 people have died in the earthquake.\" class=\"wp-image-19138078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Haiti_Earthquake-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>724 people have died in the earthquake.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Joseph Odelyn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The epicenter of the quake was about 45 miles east of Les Cayes, between the city and Haiti\u2019s capital of Port-au-Prince, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 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