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Wounded people from Saturday quake continue to arrive in Haitian hospitals

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Les Cayes, Aug 20 (EFE).- Wounded people from last week’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti continued to arrive Friday in hospitals in Les Cayes, while the most serious patients were airlifted by the dozen daily to Port-au-Prince.Haitian authorities have so far reported 2,200 deaths and about 12,000 injuries, figures that will increase as days pass, as many remain missing, although chances of finding people alive under the rubble are reducing.Emergency workers from different countries have been traveling to Haiti to assist the relief effort in the areas most affected by the earthquake, although according to Doctor Ronal Laroche, people trapped by landslides don’t normally survive for more than five days. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS).SHOT LIST: PATIENTS AND INJURED PEOPLE FROM THE EARTHQUAKE OF 14 AUGUST 2021 AT THE OFATMA HOSPITAL, IN LES CAYES, HAITI; AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL TRANSPORT AN INJURED PERSON FROM THE EARTHQUAKE OF 14 AUGUST 2021 TO A US COAST GUARD HELICOPTER TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, IN LES CAYES, HAITI.

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