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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (5) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared China PLA officer urges new Internet control agency 1:16am EST Bad economies in states to worsen: governors 20 Feb 2010 Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: Preval | Video 21 Feb 2010 Bad news for record lottery "winner" 16 Feb 2010 Wall St still cautious, despite strong earnings 19 Feb 2010 Human exoskeleton suit helps paralyzed people walk 25 Aug 2008 China's "ant tribe" poses policy challenge for Beijing 17 Feb 2010 Dutch far-right MP on trial over anti-Islam remarks 20 Jan 2010 Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: Preval | Video 21 Feb 2010 China PLA officer urges new Internet control agency 1:16am EST Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: Preval Mica Rosenberg PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:32pm EST Related News Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mud Thu, Feb 18 2010 Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mud Thu, Feb 18 2010 Sarkozy visits Haiti, unveils major aid package Wed, Feb 17 2010 Haiti reconstruction cost may near $14 billion: IADB Tue, Feb 16 2010 One month after quake, Haitians join to mourn dead Fri, Feb 12 2010 Related Video Haiti survivors trade blows Sat, Feb 20 2010 < 1 / 4 > View Full Size PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (Reuters) - The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday. World | Natural Disasters "You have seen the images you are familiar with the pictures. More than 200,000 bodies were collected on the streets without counting those that are still under the rubble," Preval told a meeting of Latin American and Caribbean leaders in Mexico. "We might reach 300,000 people." That would make Haiti's earthquake one of the most lethal natural disasters in modern history, more than the 200,000 people killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. The cost of rebuilding the impoverished country after the 7.0-magnitude quake could be as high as $14 billion, according to the Inter-American Development Bank. Preval's plea for aid will be at the top of the agenda at the regional summit being held near the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen. With 250,000 houses destroyed and 1.5 million people living in tent camps made with bed sheets and plastic scraps in nearly every open space in the collapsed capital of Port-au-Prince, Preval said the most urgent need is for emergency shelter. Aid workers worry that squalid conditions in the camps, many which have no latrines or source of clean water, could lead to disease outbreaks when the rainy season begins in earnest in March. "The first rainy days that have started falling in Port-au-Prince have made it impossible to enjoy a dignified life and this is the reason for the request for shelters," Preval said. Looking ahead to a meeting with international donors to determine the overall shape of rebuilding plans, Preval suggested Haiti should decentralize away from Port-au-Prince, which suffered the heaviest damages. "We will not try to reconstruct but rather to refound the country, where we don't concentrate ourselves in one capital," Preval said. He encouraged Latin American countries to step up investments in industry to help Haiti free itself from dependence on international aid. (Additional reporting by Miguel Angel Gutierrez; editing by Chris Wilson) World Natural Disasters Comments See All Comments (5) | Post Comment Feb 21, 2010 8:34pm EST I just returned from Haiti on Friday and a number of organizations are conducting estimates of the number of deaths in Haiti. All of them are coming up with numbers much less than the official Haitian numbers. More in the area of 110,000 rather than the 230,000 “confirmed” that the Haitians estimated a week or two ago. nathanlake Report As Abusive Feb 21, 2010 9:07pm EST Are these *real* casualty figures or like climate science figures, where you just make stuff up and then declare you have to be proven wrong? jmatt Report As Abusive Feb 21, 2010 9:40pm EST score one for mother nature. RUFFNUTT Report As Abusive Feb 22, 2010 12:02am EST These numbers are always deliberately inflated in hoped of scoring more aid dollars. vancouverguy Report As Abusive Feb 22, 2010 12:14am EST Does it really matter if the number is 300,000 or 110,000? If you actually have been to Haiti you wouldn’t be complaining about such trivial issues like that. There are more important things than counting the dead; like counting the living and figuring out how to help them. Cali099 Report As Abusive See All Comments (5) Add a Comment More from Reuters Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health plan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pitch his bid to revamp the U.S. healthcare system as a way to control big insurance company rate increases when he releases his healthcare plan on Monday, the White House said. 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