Up to 50,000 killed by Haiti earthquake

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation has estimated that between 40,000 to 50,000 people in Haiti have been killed by the earthquake, the United Nations said today.

"WHO/PAHO (Pan American Health Organisation) estimates that the number of dead ranges between 40,000 and 50,000 people," said a situation report issued by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The Haitian government estimated on Friday that more than 50,000 people were killed and 250,000 injured by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck on Tuesday.