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School collapse in Haiti capital |
School collapses in Haiti capital |
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| A school has collapsed in a suburb of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, trapping children who were studying inside at the time. | A school has collapsed in a suburb of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, trapping children who were studying inside at the time. |
| Emergency services are working to free people from the wreckage of the school in Petionville. | Emergency services are working to free people from the wreckage of the school in Petionville. |
| Bystanders are helping to dig through the rubble, an Associated Press news agency reporter at the scene is quoted as saying. | Bystanders are helping to dig through the rubble, an Associated Press news agency reporter at the scene is quoted as saying. |
| The same source saw bloodied students being carried from the site. | The same source saw bloodied students being carried from the site. |
| United Nations peacekeepers and members of the Haitian Red Cross are also at the site. | United Nations peacekeepers and members of the Haitian Red Cross are also at the site. |
| No casualty figures were available immediately. | No casualty figures were available immediately. |
| Relatives of schoolchildren hurried to the scene at news of the collapse, local website Haiti En Marche adds. | Relatives of schoolchildren hurried to the scene at news of the collapse, local website Haiti En Marche adds. |
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