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Les Cayes, Aug 16 (EFE).- Hospitals here in the nearest city to the epicenter of the magnitude-7.2 earthquake that rocked southwestern Haiti's Tiburon peninsula over the weekend were stretched to their limits Monday.The death toll has reached 1,419, while at least 6,900 other people were hurt, according to the latest figures from the administration of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.At the General Hospital in Les Cayes, a city of roughly 100,000 residents, the flow of patients was so great that staff took to labeling them with numbers affixed to their foreheads. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS).SHOT LIST: PATIENTS OUTSIDE THE GENERAL HOSPITAL, IN LES CAYES, HAITI.
Rescuers pause their quest to find buried survivors on Indonesia's Sulawesi island as the sky grows dark after a powerful earthquake killed dozens, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. IMAGES
Pantai Bahagia, Dec 5 (EFE/EPA).- Pantai Bahagia in Indonesia has been slowly disappearing under the sea as the climate crisis looms.Crumbling walls, permanently flooded front yards and houses raised on bamboo poles to prevent water damage are tell-tale signs of the problem the community faces. (Camera: MAST IRHAM).SHOT LIST: PANTAI BAHAGIA VILLAGE IN BEKASI, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA.
Helicopter aerials of Palu city show the extent of damage caused by last week’s earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. IMAGES
The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster passed 1,400 Wednesday, with time running in the race to find survivors. IMAGES of operations
At least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a huge blaze at an illegal oil well in Indonesia, authorities say. Firefighters are at the scene, with state-owned oil company Pertamina assisting their efforts. IMAGES