Haiti School Collapse

A school collapsed outside the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on November 7, 2008, killing at least 90 children and adults, trapping an untold number of others inside. Rescuers are working frantically to dig through the rubble of the two-story building, which reportedly pancaked and is blamed on poor construction. The search has continued for over 24 hours in and around the school that held a reported 700 children.CNN.com: Death Toll in Haiti... (November 8, 2008)

Four children were rescued from the rubble on November 8, 2008, but 100-200 students may still be trapped.CNN: Rescue workers search for survivors of Haiti collapse (November 8, 2008) Fortin Augustin, the owner of the school, was apprehended by the police.CNN: Police detain owner of collapsed Haiti school (November 9, 2008)

According to BBC, Brazilian Maj. Gen. Carlos dos Santos Cruz, a commander for Haiti's United Nation troops, said that the scene was "like an earthquake." As to the extent of the damage and casualties, he said, "You have a lot of people under the debris. We don't know how many exactly but there are a lot of people there because they were attending school."BBC News: School Collapses in Haiti Capital (November 7, 2008)