Originally Posted By peeaanuut I hope that the casualty rate is low or non existent. From Yahoo:<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_re_us/cb_haiti_school_collapse;_ylt=Ah_iN89U6L3HMZX5uxuaB1ys0NUE" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...B1ys0NUE</a> PETIONVILLE, Haiti – A school building with students inside has collapsed outside Haiti's capital. Hundreds of bystanders are digging through the rubble of the building in Petionville, a suburb of the capital. An Associated Press reporter saw people carrying bloodied students from the site. The second story of the concrete building had collapsed onto the first on Friday for unknown reasons. United Nations peacekeepers and members of the Haitian Red Cross have arrived on the scene. No casualty figures were immediately available.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut more info rolls in that there might have been up to 700 students inside. Many have been taken to the hospital, but still no accurate numbers.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut sadly the death rate has risen to 30 and that red cross is trying to get any kind of heavy equipment in there to help move debris. They are currently doing it all by hand. its going to be a long process.
