Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Numbers tell stories of horror, heroism in Haiti

January 26, 2010
CNN News

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Two weeks after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, the numbers have mounted. The numbers tell stories of death and destruction, as well as a global outpouring of aid.
CNN compiles the latest, most reliable figures available as the devastation continues to unfold:
THE TOLL
112,250: Latest official death toll194,000: Number of injured134: Estimated number of people rescued by international search teams since the quake
THE EFFECT
9 million: Population of Haiti3 million: Estimated number of people affected by the quake1 million: Estimated number of displaced people800,000 to 1 million: People who need temporary shelter235,000: People who have left Port-au-Prince using free transportation provided by the government. The number who left by private means is undetermined.At least 50: Aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or higher that have hit Haiti since the January 12 quake
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