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Port-au-Prince, Aug 15 (EFE).- Haitian authorities on Sunday raised to 1,297 the death toll in the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on the weekend.Civil Protection reported that 1,054 people are known to have died in the Sud Department, another 122 in Nippes and 119 in Grand'Anse, all of these provinces on the country's slender southwestern peninsula, while another two people lost their lives in northwest Haiti.Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government on Sunday sent the beleaguered nation 30 tons of supplies, including food, medicine and potable water, to help the general populace after the powerful Saturday quake that injured at least 2,800 people. (Camera: MARÍA MONTECELOS).SHOT LIST: HUMANITARIAN AID ARRIVE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI.
Seoul, Jan 5 (EFE/EPA).- The number of coronavirus-related deaths in South Korea passed 1,000 on Tuesday after the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 26 new deaths and 715 new cases, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,007 and 64,979 cases overall. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS CONDUCT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) TESTING AT A MAKESHIFT CLINIC OUTSIDE THE SEOUL CITY HALL IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Managua, Nov 17 (EFE).- At least six people died Tuesday in Nicaragua due to the effects of Iota, previously a hurricane that made landfall last night in the Caribbean area as a category 4 cyclone.Among the six killed are two brothers, aged 11 and 8, who died when they tried to cross an overflowing river Solera, in the department of Carazo, according to Vice President Rosario Murillo.A father and son were buried in a landslide in the municipality of Wiwili, department of Jinotega. They were identified as Carlos and Francisco Carazo, who were in a shelter and returned home to look for their belongings when they were hit by the landslide, according to the information. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS). SHOT LIST: FLOODED STREETS DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IOTA, IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake which struck eastern Turkey rose to 31, officials said Sunday, as rescue efforts continued. The magnitude 6.8 quake hit on Friday evening, with its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province but also affected neighbouring cities and countries. IMAGES
Hurricane Matthew plows into the southern United States after wrecking havoc and destruction across the Caribbean.
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