Death toll from Haiti quake hits 1,297, over 5,000 injured

At least 1,297 people were killed and around 5,700 were injured by a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday, according to local authorities.The fatality count is feared to rise further with many residents still trapped under rubble following the powerful quake. The Caribbean island nation is also bracing for the arrival of a tropical storm from Monday night that may bring heavy rain.Some 12,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged by the quake, with southwestern parts of the country the most severely hit, the local authorities said.Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has …READ FULL ARTICLE