Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 1,297 - civil protection service
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The death toll from the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti on Saturday has risen to 1,297, the Caribbean nation's civil protection agency said, while the number of injured rose to more than 5,700.
"Many people are missing and many more are under the rubble," the agency said in a statement.
Some 13,694 houses were destroyed and another 13,785 were damaged in the three worst-affected areas of the country in the south, the agency said. (Writing by Drazen Jorgic Editing by Daniel Flynn)
