MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th August, 2021) The number of people, who have died as a result of the earthquake in Haiti, has risen to 1,297, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported, citing the country's civil protection agency.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haiti on Saturday. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced that he would declare a state of emergency in the country following the earthquake and urged for solidarity in the face of the disaster.
A number of countries have already expressed their readiness to provide Haiti with humanitarian aid.
