MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th October, 2018) At least 14 people were killed as a result of a major earthquake hitting off the Caribbean island nation of Haiti's northwestern coast, The Daily Express newspaper reported Sunday citing a local official.
Earlier reports suggested that 11 people were killed.
In addition, a total of 162 people were slightly wounded, while eight suffered serious injuries, according to the director for the ministry of health in the northwest Tony Mondestin as cited by the Miami Herald newspaper.
The 5.9-magnitude quake struck off the city of Port-de-Paix at the depth of around 7 miles earlier in the day.
