The number of people killed in the collapse of a school near Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, has risen to 84, officals say.
Rescuers uncovered a classroom full of dead students on Saturday, after searching through the night to find survivors in the remains of the three-storey La Promesse (The Promise) College in Petionville, on the outskirts of the Haitian capital. The school collapsed at about 10am (1500 GMT) on Friday, trapping possibly 500 people inside, destroying neighbouring homes and leaving scores of students and teachers trapped beneath the rubble.
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Rescuers uncovered a classroom full of dead students on Saturday, after searching through the night to find survivors in the remains of the three-storey La Promesse (The Promise) College in Petionville, on the outskirts of the Haitian capital. The school collapsed at about 10am (1500 GMT) on Friday, trapping possibly 500 people inside, destroying neighbouring homes and leaving scores of students and teachers trapped beneath the rubble.
Full Story: Haiti school collapse toll rises - Aljazeera.net
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