Haiti capital earthquake death toll ‘tops 150,000′

Haiti’s devastating earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince area alone, a government minister has said.

Many more remain uncounted under rubble in the capital and elsewhere, including the towns of Jacmel and Leogane.

The search for survivors has officially ended and the focus has shifted to aid.

An estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless.

Posted by Tash on Jan 24th, 2010 and filed under Africa, England, India, Middle East, News, Pakistan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site

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