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Haiti Prime Minister Projects 200,000 Dead
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According to Reuters, about 200,000 deaths is believed to be the toll taken by the recent earthquakes in Haiti, said Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive.
Haitian government estimates put the death toll between 150,000 and 200,000 and about 300,000 are expected to have been injured.
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