The death toll from the earthquake that struck Haiti this morning has passed 300 people with more than 1.800 wounded as well
The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the country Saturday morning, Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced in a news conference.
More than 1,800 people were injured, the country's civil protection service said. "When it comes to medical needs, this is our biggest urgency. We have started to send medications and medical personnel to the facilities that are affected," Henry said."For the people who need urgent special care, we have evacuated a certain number of them, and we will evacuate some more today and tomorrow.
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