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A view of a school that collapsed in
Port-au-Prince November 12, 2008. At least eight people were slightly
injured Wednesday as a school in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince
collapsed, according to reports from Port-au-Prince. (Xinhua/Reuters
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MEXICO CITY, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least eight
people were slightly injured Wednesday in another school collapse in the Haitian
capital of Port-au-Prince, according to reports reaching here from
Port-au-Prince.
This was the second such accident in Haiti within one
week. On Friday, more than 90 people were killed in the collapse of CollegeLa
Promesse in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince.
The latest mishap happened when portions of a
concrete ceiling at Grace Divine school in Port-au-Prince crashed down and walls
partly gave way. But as the 100-odd students of the school were in the
recreation yard when it happened, no one was trapped inside the two-story
concrete structure and there were no deaths.
According to preliminary reports, seven students and
an adult were treated for minor injuries.
Word of the collapse caused panic among parents, who rushed to the school to pull children out of the school. Ambulances and crews that were handling Friday's deadly collapse of the College La Promesse in nearby Petionville also came to the scene to help.
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A student cries near the scene of a school that collapsed in Port-au-Prince November 12, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>> |
The cause of the incident was not immediately known.
On Friday, the three-floor building at College La
Promesse, which had some 700 elementary and secondary students, collapsed during
class time, killing about 90 people, while leaving unknown numbers of students,
teachers and others trapped under the debris.
Authorities have not unveiled the causes of the
collapse, which was termed by Haitian Education Minister Joel Jean Pierre as a
"national catastrophe."
Local police and firemen, as well as officials of the
United Nations peacekeeping forces were still trying to rescue the victims.
Death toll in Haitian school collapse
rises to 92
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 92 people have
been killed and 150 others injured in the collapse of a church school in the
suburbs of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, media reported Saturday.
Search for survivors in the remains of the College La
Promesse is still underway, according to reports reaching here from
Port-au-Prince. Full story