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A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes. People in the Caribbean island nation rushed into the streets to seek safety and to help help rescue those trapped in the rubble of collapsed homes, hotels and other structures.
A Civil Protection official said a partial count of structural damage included at least 860 destroyed homes and over 700 damaged
The widespread damage could worsen by early next week, with Tropical Storm Grace predicted to reach Haiti late Monday or early Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Grace is expected to hit Haiti where at least 724 people were killed by an earthquake on Saturday.
The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured. The updated figures from Haiti's Office of Civil Protection follow a previous count of 304 dead. The