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Second school collapses in Haiti, nine hurt
12 Nov 2008 17:41:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - A two-storey school partially collapsed in Haiti's capital on Wednesday and at least nine people were taken to hospital, five days after another school collapse that killed 95 people, officials said.

Hundreds of panicked parents and other people rushed to the Grace Divine school in the Canape Vert section of Port-au-Prince, where emergency workers dug through rubble in search of possible victims.

Officials at the scene said most of the children were on a break from classes and were outside the school when part of the building collapsed. There were no immediate reports of deaths. (Reporting by Joseph Guyler Delva)
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