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Haiti Earthquake Situation Report, n.2 (16 August 2021)

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2021-08-16
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Pan American Health Organization
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According to Haiti’s Civil Protection agency (DGPC), 1,419 people have died, and 6,900 people were wounded. In the most affected departments – Sud, Grand’Anse and Nippes – around 7,370 houses were destroyed and around 4,850 damaged. These three departments reported the most infrastructure damage, including schools and hospitals. SITUATION IN NUMBERS: ~2M Exposed: Grand Anse: 440,417; Nippes: 297,348; Sud: 744,897; Ouest: 491,858; Sud-est: 201,419; 1,419 Deaths: Grand Anse: 162; Sud: 1,133; Nippes: 122; Nord’Ouest: 2; +6,900 Wounded; Health facilities: 20 damaged; 4 destroyed.
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Earthquakes; Natural Disasters; Storms; Emergencies; Haiti; Caribbean Region
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/54863
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