Twenty-four folks had been pulled out of the rubble alive Sunday at Pic Macaya, a mountain in Les Cayes, a metropolis within the Southern division, every week after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck, according to Safety Civil, Haiti’s catastrophe administration company.
4 of the 24 survivors are youngsters and 20 are adults. An agronomist who labored within the space led the rescue, in keeping with Safety Civil.
The survivors got meals and hygiene kits earlier than being transported to Camp-Perrin, one other commune within the Southern division, for medical help.
The variety of injured folks rose to 12,292 after Sunday’s rescue. Sixteen folks had been additionally discovered alive beneath the rubble in Brefèt, a city in Les Cayes, on Tuesday. Continue reading
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