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| Haiti quake toll rises to 230,000 | Haiti quake toll rises to 230,000 |
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| Haiti's government says around 230,000 people died in last month's earthquake, 18,000 more than its previous estimate. | Haiti's government says around 230,000 people died in last month's earthquake, 18,000 more than its previous estimate. |
| The toll from the 12 January quake is approaching that of the 2004 Asian tsunami, which killed 250,000 people. | |
| Communications Minister Marie-Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue said the toll was not definitive. About 300,000 were injured. | Communications Minister Marie-Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue said the toll was not definitive. About 300,000 were injured. |
| The latest figure does not include bodies buried by private funeral homes in private cemeteries, or the dead buried by their own families. | The latest figure does not include bodies buried by private funeral homes in private cemeteries, or the dead buried by their own families. |
| The one-month anniversary of the catastrophic quake is to be marked with prayer vigils and fasting. | The one-month anniversary of the catastrophic quake is to be marked with prayer vigils and fasting. |
| A BBC correspondent in the capital Port-au-Prince says there is increasing concern that with the rainy season approaching, the lack of tents and temporary shelter could lead to the outbreak of disease. | A BBC correspondent in the capital Port-au-Prince says there is increasing concern that with the rainy season approaching, the lack of tents and temporary shelter could lead to the outbreak of disease. |
| Supermarket collapse | Supermarket collapse |
| In the biggest of the camps that sprung up in the city after the earthquake, people are still living under sheeting strung across wooden poles. | In the biggest of the camps that sprung up in the city after the earthquake, people are still living under sheeting strung across wooden poles. |
| Aid agency officials said there was a plan to get thousands of the most vulnerable homeless people into tents ahead of the rains. | Aid agency officials said there was a plan to get thousands of the most vulnerable homeless people into tents ahead of the rains. |
| But the challenges of putting large numbers of tents in the crowded camps are considerable. | But the challenges of putting large numbers of tents in the crowded camps are considerable. |
| Meanwhile, there are reports that a damaged supermarket collapsed while people were inside. | Meanwhile, there are reports that a damaged supermarket collapsed while people were inside. |
| Rescue teams, which had been retrieving bodies of quake victims from the site, tried to remove debris to reach an estimated five to eight people trapped underneath. | Rescue teams, which had been retrieving bodies of quake victims from the site, tried to remove debris to reach an estimated five to eight people trapped underneath. |
| It was unclear if they were alive. They were allegedly looters, AFP news agency reported. | It was unclear if they were alive. They were allegedly looters, AFP news agency reported. |