Haiti estimated earthquake death toll rises to 316,000

The Haitian government has increased the estimate of the number of people killed during the devastating January 12 Haiti earthquake.

This announcement came during the one year anniversary the earthquake in Haiti.

Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive is now saying that more than 316,000 people died in the earthquaque. This is UP from the previous estimate of 250,000 casualties.

HMMM... That is 66,000 more Haitians who are no longer with us...

How you think the government came up with the number?

Do you think they really know how many people actually died?

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Josy says...

I estimated it at half a million souls from the beginning, and we will never know the exact figure. It is very disturbing, and sad. You cry more »

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Cluade says...

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Josy says...

We will never know the exact number of souls who perished a year ago, and I am thinking half a million human beings died on January 12 last more »

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Garry Destin says...

That is why census is one very important matter. That how a government knows its people. Preval has no clue about how many Haitians in more »

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Max says...

I an totally agree with you.Something has to be done fast.As you said some Haitians do not really care, some of them know where they are coming more »

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Miejo says...

it's about time that we, haitian realise that we have to take care of our country... my grand father could have been 140 years old by now, used more »

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Marygharlynn says...

How the governement came out with the number of our co-patriot who died? So many people does have no birth certicate,no ID what so ever.How do more »

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