Natural disasters kill nearly 300,000 in Latin America

16.12.2010 [13:05]
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Baku, December 16 (AZERTAC). Nearly 300,000 people have died as a result of natural disasters that hit Latin America this year, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.

The death toll is the highest in Haiti where a Force 7 earthquake killed an estimated 220,000 people earlier this year.

Chile was hit by a divesting temblor measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale.

In all, almost 14 million people across Latin America became homeless due to natural calamities that hit the continent since January.

Natural disasters kill nearly 300,000 in Latin America

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