Haiti deaths hit 700; 250,000 homeless, 1,000 missing and presumed dead in Haiti
Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 04:37PM
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Haiti deaths hit 700; 250,000 homeless, 1,000 missing and presumed dead in Haiti
- Haiti floods spark disease fears [more
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Floods in Haiti have killed 600 people and left 1,000
others missing and presumed dead, Prime Minister Gerard Latortue told
French radio. "We have 600 dead and 1,000 missing and, for the most
part, presumed dead," Latortue told the radio station France Info. He
added that 384 people had been injured by the heavy floods caused
Tropical Storm Jeanne pummeled the Caribbean nation and 160,000 had
been displaced. "We have launched an appeal for international aide,"
the prime minister said. "You know Haiti cannot overcome such a
disaster on its own." Latortue said there were fears of epidemics
breaking out due to the large number of corpses as there was no
electricity and the morgues were not operating. [more ] and [more ]
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