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| Haiti body identified as UK woman | |
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| The body of a United Nations worker killed in the earthquake in Haiti on 12 January has been identified as Briton Ann Barnes, from Essex. | The body of a United Nations worker killed in the earthquake in Haiti on 12 January has been identified as Briton Ann Barnes, from Essex. |
| She had been working in the country for the UN, which lost dozens of workers when its Port-au-Prince headquarters collapsed. | She had been working in the country for the UN, which lost dozens of workers when its Port-au-Prince headquarters collapsed. |
| The 59-year-old, who was originally from Leigh-on-Sea, was the second British person to die in the quake. | |
| She was the personal assistant to the UN police commissioner on the island. | She was the personal assistant to the UN police commissioner on the island. |
| The Foreign Office confirmed to the BBC that she had died. | The Foreign Office confirmed to the BBC that she had died. |
| Nothing had been heard of Ms Barnes since the quake struck. She had been working in Haiti for more than two years. | Nothing had been heard of Ms Barnes since the quake struck. She had been working in Haiti for more than two years. |
| A statement on the Department of Peacekeeping Operations UN staff in Haiti support page on the social networking website Facebook said: "It is with heavy hearts that we confirm the passing of our friend and colleague." | |
| Frederick Wooldridge, 41, from Kent, was also killed in the quake. He had been in the country as a senior political affairs and planning officer. | Frederick Wooldridge, 41, from Kent, was also killed in the quake. He had been in the country as a senior political affairs and planning officer. |
| Up to 200,000 people have died as a result of the 7.0-magnitude quake. |