Haiti earthquake killed 17 people, 2.5 thousand homes destroyed

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Haiti earthquake killed 17 people, another 333 were injured of differing levels of severity. It also became known that more than 2.5 thousand houses were damaged. This is reported by Reuters.

«The death toll reached 17 people after the death of two more people was confirmed. 2280 houses were damaged and 168 destroyed,» – said the Prime Minister of Haiti, Jean-Henry Céant.

It is noted that in the village of Ti Por-de-Pe, the prison wall cracked due to the earthquake, which created the preconditions for escaping prisoners.
As The Journalist reported, a powerful earthquake had occurred on the coast of Haiti.