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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Prayers go up for # Haiti as ...quake (BBC)...</span>
There have been church services in Haiti to commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake. Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said the death toll from the earthquake was more than 316,000 - up from previous estimates of between 230,000 and 250,000.Traffic in the normally bustling streets of the capital, Port Au Prince, came to a standstill during Wednesday's ceremonies.Choristers dressed in white - the traditional colour of mourning - congregated at the remains of the nation's main cathedral, which was destroyed by the quake.One year on, 800,000 Haitians are still living in makeshift camps, and little progress has been made in the immense task of rebuilding the nation.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Prayers go up for # Haiti as ...quake (BBC)...</span>
There have been church services in Haiti to commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake. Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said the death toll from the earthquake was more than 316,000 - up from previous estimates of between 230,000 and 250,000.Traffic in the normally bustling streets of the capital, Port Au Prince, came to a standstill during Wednesday's ceremonies.Choristers dressed in white - the traditional colour of mourning - congregated at the remains of the nation's main cathedral, which was destroyed by the quake.One year on, 800,000 Haitians are still living in makeshift camps, and little progress has been made in the immense task of rebuilding the nation.