Haitian Cardinal injured after earthquake destroys his residence/ Dr. Fonie Pierre, CRS/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
By ACI Prensa
Les Cayes, Haiti, Aug 14, 2021 / 12:41 pm
Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference, has been injured, while a Catholic priest died early in the morning of Aug. 14 after an 7.2 intensity earthquake shook Haiti.
Speaking to ACI Prensa, CNA's Spanish language news agency, Akim Kikonda, Director for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Haiti, said that Cardinal Langlois "is hurt, but his life is not in danger." Langlois, 62, was created the first Haitian cardinal by Pope Francis Feb. 22, 2014.
"CRS has spoken with the priestly residence in Les Cayes and we have reports that the house has been severely damaged. Unfortunately, we were informed of three fatalities, one priest and two employees," Kikonda said.
Kikonda also reported to ACI Prensa that “all of CRS personnel are safe and sound, but unfortunately one of our employees’ wife died and his baby is gravely injured."
“The streets are filled with screaming.” Hundreds of people were killed and at least 1,800 were injured after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti. |
Saturday, August 14, 2021 7:21 PM EST |
At least 304 people were killed in the earthquake, which overwhelmed hospitals, flattened buildings and trapped people under rubble in at least two cities. An untold number were missing. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/14/world/haiti-earthquake |
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