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Haiti raises death toll to at least 1,297 from earthquake (Update 2)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Haitian authorities on Sunday raised to 1,297 the death toll from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the southwest of the country on Saturday.

Civil Protection reported that 1,054 people died in the South department, another 122 in Nippes and 119 in Grand Anse, all provinces of the southwestern peninsula, while two others in the northwest of the country.

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According to figures provided by the Minister of Communication, Jean Emmanuel, authorities increased . . .

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