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| Haiti capital toll 'tops 150,000' | |
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| The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince area alone, a government minister has said. | The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince area alone, a government minister has said. |
| Communications minister Marie-Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue told AP the count was based on bodies collected in and around the capital by state firm CNE. | |
| Many more remain uncounted under rubble in the capital and elsewhere, including the towns of Jacmel and Leogane. | Many more remain uncounted under rubble in the capital and elsewhere, including the towns of Jacmel and Leogane. |
| The search for survivors has officially ended and the focus has shifted to aid. | The search for survivors has officially ended and the focus has shifted to aid. |
| But a 24-year-old man was pulled alive from the remains of a hotel in the capital on Saturday after 11 days under the rubble, in what rescuers described as "a miracle". | But a 24-year-old man was pulled alive from the remains of a hotel in the capital on Saturday after 11 days under the rubble, in what rescuers described as "a miracle". |
| HAITI'S REMARKABLE SURVIVORS Wismond Exantus Enso, 24 - pulled out alive after 11 daysEmmannuel Buso, 21 - rescued after 10 daysMarie Carida, 84 - saved after 10 daysMendji Bahina Sanon, 11 - trapped for eight daysLozama Hotteline, 25 - pulled out after seven daysElisabeth Joassaint, 15 days - buried for seven days, half her lifeEna Zizi, 69 - rescued after seven days Haiti quake: Survivors' stories 'An extraordinary operation' | HAITI'S REMARKABLE SURVIVORS Wismond Exantus Enso, 24 - pulled out alive after 11 daysEmmannuel Buso, 21 - rescued after 10 daysMarie Carida, 84 - saved after 10 daysMendji Bahina Sanon, 11 - trapped for eight daysLozama Hotteline, 25 - pulled out after seven daysElisabeth Joassaint, 15 days - buried for seven days, half her lifeEna Zizi, 69 - rescued after seven days Haiti quake: Survivors' stories 'An extraordinary operation' |
| Onlookers cheered as Wismond Exantus Enso - smiling and apparently in a good condition - emerged on a stretcher from what remains of the Napoli Inn Hotel. | Onlookers cheered as Wismond Exantus Enso - smiling and apparently in a good condition - emerged on a stretcher from what remains of the Napoli Inn Hotel. |
| He later told reporters that soft drinks and snacks had kept him going. A French medic said he could expect to leave hospital within a day or two. | He later told reporters that soft drinks and snacks had kept him going. A French medic said he could expect to leave hospital within a day or two. |
| His rescue came hours after Haiti's government declared a formal end to the search for survivors. | His rescue came hours after Haiti's government declared a formal end to the search for survivors. |
| As the death toll in Haiti has risen, it has become clear the 12 January quake is one of the worst natural disasters to have struck in recent years. | As the death toll in Haiti has risen, it has become clear the 12 January quake is one of the worst natural disasters to have struck in recent years. |
| Some say the 7.0-magnitude quake killed as many as 200,000 people, while an estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless. | Some say the 7.0-magnitude quake killed as many as 200,000 people, while an estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless. |
| Ms Lassegue said that the authorities were still far from knowing the total number of those killed. | Ms Lassegue said that the authorities were still far from knowing the total number of those killed. |
| "Nobody knows how many bodies are buried in the rubble - 200,000, 300,000? Who knows the overall death toll?" the Associated Press quotes her as saying on Sunday. | "Nobody knows how many bodies are buried in the rubble - 200,000, 300,000? Who knows the overall death toll?" the Associated Press quotes her as saying on Sunday. |
| Speaking to reporters a day earlier, she said the general hospital had received about 10,000 corpses, which it had handed over to CNE for burial. | Speaking to reporters a day earlier, she said the general hospital had received about 10,000 corpses, which it had handed over to CNE for burial. |
| At least 75,000 people have been buried in mass graves since the disaster. Relatives have also burnt the bodies of some of the victims. | At least 75,000 people have been buried in mass graves since the disaster. Relatives have also burnt the bodies of some of the victims. |
| 'Tremendous need' | 'Tremendous need' |
| Thousands of people joined open-air church services in Port-au-Prince, Leogane - the epicentre of the earthquake - and elsewhere on Sunday. | Thousands of people joined open-air church services in Port-au-Prince, Leogane - the epicentre of the earthquake - and elsewhere on Sunday. |
| What we are going through is not finished, we must reconstruct the country and reconstruct our faith Father Glanda Toussaint | What we are going through is not finished, we must reconstruct the country and reconstruct our faith Father Glanda Toussaint |
| A day after the funeral of the capital's Roman Catholic archbishop, Father Glanda Toussaint celebrated Mass at an altar improvised on a wooden table by the wrecked cathedral. | A day after the funeral of the capital's Roman Catholic archbishop, Father Glanda Toussaint celebrated Mass at an altar improvised on a wooden table by the wrecked cathedral. |
| He told his congregation: "What we are going through is not finished, we must reconstruct the country and reconstruct our faith. As a Haitian, it hurts." | He told his congregation: "What we are going through is not finished, we must reconstruct the country and reconstruct our faith. As a Haitian, it hurts." |
| Meanwhile, BBC correspondents in Port-au-Prince report a few signs of normal life returning to the city, with street stalls starting to sell fruit and vegetables and some shops and banks re-opening. | Meanwhile, BBC correspondents in Port-au-Prince report a few signs of normal life returning to the city, with street stalls starting to sell fruit and vegetables and some shops and banks re-opening. |
| Queues to withdraw cash have been long, as prices for what is now on sale have increased dramatically and many Haitians have been without access to money for days. | Queues to withdraw cash have been long, as prices for what is now on sale have increased dramatically and many Haitians have been without access to money for days. |
| BBC HAITIAN CREOLE SERVICE Broadcasting on FM radio daily in Haitian Creole at 0910 local time (1410 GMT), for 20 minutesGiving up-to-date information about where to get basic services and aidAlso available on satellite and online, and via social media BBC Caribbean | BBC HAITIAN CREOLE SERVICE Broadcasting on FM radio daily in Haitian Creole at 0910 local time (1410 GMT), for 20 minutesGiving up-to-date information about where to get basic services and aidAlso available on satellite and online, and via social media BBC Caribbean |
| The UN says more than 130,000 people have now been relocated out of Port-au-Prince by the authorities, easing the pressure on overcrowded camps in the city. Others have left independently. | The UN says more than 130,000 people have now been relocated out of Port-au-Prince by the authorities, easing the pressure on overcrowded camps in the city. Others have left independently. |
| With the search-and-rescue phase officially over, international groups are focused on humanitarian efforts, with aid workers still struggling to get food, water and other supplies to all those in need. | With the search-and-rescue phase officially over, international groups are focused on humanitarian efforts, with aid workers still struggling to get food, water and other supplies to all those in need. |
| "The aid we have available... is being pushed out," Lt Gen Ken Keen, commander of the US military operation in Haiti, told Reuters news agency. | "The aid we have available... is being pushed out," Lt Gen Ken Keen, commander of the US military operation in Haiti, told Reuters news agency. |
| "But the need is tremendous. Every day is a better day than yesterday. Tomorrow will be a better day than the day before." | "But the need is tremendous. Every day is a better day than yesterday. Tomorrow will be a better day than the day before." |
| Foreign ministers will discuss plans for reconstruction at an international donor conference to take place in the Canadian city of Montreal on Monday. | Foreign ministers will discuss plans for reconstruction at an international donor conference to take place in the Canadian city of Montreal on Monday. |