{"id":10988,"date":"2021-08-23T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T03:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10988"},"modified":"2021-08-23T11:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T03:06:13","slug":"death-toll-in-haiti-from-powerful-earthquake-rises-to-2207","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10988","title":{"rendered":"Death toll in Haiti from powerful earthquake rises to 2,207"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BOGOTA, Aug 23 &#8212; The death toll in Haiti from a powerful earthquake earlier this month has risen to more than 2,000, the country\u2019s civil defense agency said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anadolu Agency reported that at least 2,207 people are dead and 12,268 injured after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the country on Aug&nbsp;14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 100,000 homes destroyed or damaged from the quake, search and rescue efforts remain underway for more than 344 missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The epicenter of the quake was 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-11.03.34.png\" alt=\"haiti\" class=\"wp-image-10989\" width=\"524\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-11.03.34.png 589w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-11.03.34-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-11.03.34-181x100.png 181w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-11.03.34-350x193.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The country, which has suffered huge devastation and tremors, has called for international help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the world\u2019s most deadly earthquakes in the last century occurred in Haiti on Jan 12, 2010, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to official figures, 316,000 people died and 300,000 were injured in the magnitude-7.0 quake that struck the south of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 1.3 million people were left homeless in the aftermath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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