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Haiti earthquake death toll nears 1,300 as rescuers search for survivors ahead of tropical storm | South China Morning Post

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The number of confirmed deaths from a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on August 14, 2021, has soared to at least 1,297. More than 5,700 other people are now known to have been injured by the tremor that crumbled homes and schools. With hundreds of people feared trapped under the rubble, rescue crews ar…

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