Haiti President: Quake Death Toll At 270,000

by Gary Kopycinski on February 10, 2010

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Death Count 40,000 More Than Government Report From Tuesday

From WTAE Pittsburgh:

Haiti’s president said the government has buried 270,000 bodies in mass graves since an earthquake struck a month ago.

A statement from Rene Preval’s office in Port-au-Prince said Wednesday that the president gave the new figure during a meeting with South American presidents in Ecuador.

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