Haiti: Death toll in massive earthquake rises above 1,200
17 August 2021 |
12:04 pm
After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, the disaster's death toll more than doubled in one day. Rescuers are still searching for hundreds ahead of an impending tropical storm.
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