Les Cases-Late Wednesday, an earthquake struck a building in Les Cases in the southern city of Haiti. A Reuters witness said that a devastating earthquake caused nearly a few days ago across the Caribbean countries. 2,200 people died and thousands were injured.
A police officer patrolling Les Cayes said that there are no reports of further deaths or damage in the area and the area is still being affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday morning.
Throughout the coastal city, families on the streets sleep on mattresses.
Haitian authorities said late Wednesday that the official death toll from the earthquake had risen to 2,189.
As the poorest country in the Americas, Haiti is still recovering from the 2010 earthquake, which killed more than 200,000 people.
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