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| Deadly school collapse in Haiti |
Deadly school collapse in Haiti |
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| A school has collapsed in a suburb of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, killing at least 10 people and trapping an unknown number in rubble. | A school has collapsed in a suburb of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, killing at least 10 people and trapping an unknown number in rubble. |
| Emergency services are working to free people from the wreckage of the school in Petionville, where at least 200 children were studying at the time. | Emergency services are working to free people from the wreckage of the school in Petionville, where at least 200 children were studying at the time. |
| At least 20 people have been brought to hospital, some seriously injured. | At least 20 people have been brought to hospital, some seriously injured. |
| Relatives of pupils missing inside the three-storey building were crying and screaming outside, Reuters reports. | Relatives of pupils missing inside the three-storey building were crying and screaming outside, Reuters reports. |
| 'Like an earthquake' | 'Like an earthquake' |
The agency's correspondent on the scene counted at least 10 bodies buried under rubble in the remains of the three-storey school. | The agency's correspondent on the scene counted at least 10 bodies buried under rubble in the remains of the school. |
| "The teachers are hurt, the children are seriously injured," a policeman at the scene told AFP news agency. | "The teachers are hurt, the children are seriously injured," a policeman at the scene told AFP news agency. |
| "And there are some dead. I saw three bodies." | "And there are some dead. I saw three bodies." |
| A mother who rushed to the school in fear of her child's safety said the disaster had struck at 1000 local time (1500 GMT). | A mother who rushed to the school in fear of her child's safety said the disaster had struck at 1000 local time (1500 GMT). |
| The building's first floor collapsed and "dragged down the rest of the building as the pupils were in class", she told AFP. | The building's first floor collapsed and "dragged down the rest of the building as the pupils were in class", she told AFP. |
| United Nations peacekeepers and members of the Haitian Red Cross are at the scene. | United Nations peacekeepers and members of the Haitian Red Cross are at the scene. |
| "It's like an earthquake," said Brazilian Maj Gen Carlos dos Santos Cruz, commander for UN troops in Haiti. | "It's like an earthquake," said Brazilian Maj Gen Carlos dos Santos Cruz, commander for UN troops in Haiti. |
| "You have a lot of people under the debris. We don't know how many exactly but there are a lot of people there because they were attending school." | "You have a lot of people under the debris. We don't know how many exactly but there are a lot of people there because they were attending school." |
| Are you in Petionville? Have you been affected by the incident? Send you comment using the form below: | Are you in Petionville? Have you been affected by the incident? Send you comment using the form below: |
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