Haiti earthquake death toll reaches almost 2,000 and 10,000 injured

Some 1,941 people died in Haiti’s powerful earthquake and nearly 10,000 people have been injured. Hundreds of people are still missing.

On August 14, a 7.2-magnitude and 10-kilometres deep earthquake hit the southwestern part of Haiti, killing more than 1,300 people and injuring almost 6,000. Strong shakes have destroyed buildings and homes, severely damaged hospitals and schools and disrupted water networks, roads and bridges.

“Countless Haitian families who have lost everything due to the earthquake are now living literally with their feet in the water due to the flooding,” said Bruno Maes, the UN Children’s Fund representative in the country, according to the BBC.

In light of the devastating effects of the massive earthquake, the European Union is allocating €3 million in humanitarian funding to address the most urgent needs of the affected communities.

The EU funds will be implemented by humanitarian partners already active in the emergency response and will support and strengthen their capacity to swiftly provide humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable Haitians. The funding will address the most immediate needs such as the provision of medical assistance to local overwhelmed hospitals, water, sanitation and hygiene services, shelter and protection services for the most affected and disadvantaged communities.

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