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Haitian Death Toll Rises to 1,419 in Aftermath of 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake

On top of the earthquake, Tropical Storm Grace is hitting the country.
Haitian Death Toll Rises to 1,419 in Aftermath of 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake
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By Malaika Jabali · Updated August 17, 2021

After a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Saturday morning, the death toll has risen to 1,419 people, according to the country’s civil protection agency.

Most of the fatalities are in the South administrative region, the civil protection service reported on Sunday. On top of the earthquake, a tropical storm system— Tropical Storm Grace— has brought sustained winds and rain, CNN reports. The earthquake has destroyed 13,694 homes and damaged another 13,785, officials from the agency said.

Agency head Jerry Chandler noted that the tropical storm, which is strengthening to a hurricane, could bring floods in the area affected by the earthquake.

The earthquake is about 60 miles west of the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake that killed approximately 220,000 to 300,000 people. Because the earthquake hit a relatively sparsely populated region, official hope the death toll will be far less than during the 2010 earthquake, NPR reports.

Just last month, Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. Ariel Henry, who is supported by a number of Western countries, has assumed the position of the country’s Prime Minister.

Instead of describing this confluence of events as mere tragic misfortune, some have pointed out that centuries of colonization and exploitation from the West have significantly shaped Haiti’s trajectory.

Sad to read Haiti was hit by an earthquake. I'd bet nothing has done more damage to Haiti than continued colonization of Haiti by Canada, the USA, France… We owe Haiti reparations and should stop messing with their country.

— T🍊ri the Dumb Lefty Canadian Radical (@RodneyTori) August 14, 2021

People in #Haiti need more than thoughts and prayers, they need to stop being punished for their freedom. They need the ability to move freely, access to free (health)care, and most of all they need reparations.

— dr. edna bonhomme, mph (@jacobinoire) August 15, 2021

Haiti just had another big earthquake but don't start w/ that Haiti is cursed bullshit. Haiti suffers from western dominance & an internal elite that steals money that could go for infrastructure to offset the impact of these disasters. Haiti needs to be liberated not pitied

— Kamau Franklin (@kamaufranklin) August 14, 2021

If France had not pillaged Haiti and forced them to pay reparations for daring to not want to be enslaved then they would have the ability to build to withstand many of the disasters that have befallen Haiti.

— Dr. NyshRocks 🇧🇧 (@NyshRocks) August 15, 2021
TOPICS:  haiti earthquake
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