Following the magnitude 5.9 earthquake on the Richter scale that occurred Saturday night in northern Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25744-haiti-flash-earthquake-of-59-in-the-north-of-haiti.html , and the second magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred yesterday afternoon https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25754-haiti-flash-earthquake-of-52-in-the-north-of-haiti.html and the fortnight replica the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC) has revised its latest record of 12 dead, 188 wounded, 23 homes destroyed and 18 homes damaged https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25753-haiti-flash-saturday-night-earthquake-12-dead-and-188-wounded.html upwards.

"The partial assessment of the earthquake of October 6, 2018 is 15 dead, 9 in Port-de-Paix, 1 in Saint-Louis du Nord and 5 in Gros Morne.

At least 333 people are injured and treated in hospitals in the North West, Artibonite and North.

More than 7,000 houses are destroyed or damaged in the North West, Artibonite and North," the DPC has just informed.

HL/ HaitiLibre