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At present among those missing is a Salesian priest aged 38, Fr Harold Bernard, buried under the ruins; there is no further news of him. The two Salesians were at work when at 16.53 local time, a few kilometres from Port-au-Prince there was a scale 7 earthquake.
As yet there is no news whether or not among the victims there are youngsters or other Salesians from “Saint John Bosco” in Port-au-Prince-Enam, where Br. Sanon and Fr Bernard were living. Here the Salesians have a primary school, a technical school and also a reception centre for youngsters in difficulty and an oratory.
At Port-au-Prince there has also been damage to the house in Carrefour-Thorland. The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians have suffered damage to their works in Port-au-Prince and at “Sanit Mary D. Mazzarello” in Pétion-Ville. At present there is also a Daughter of Mary Help of Christians in hospital.
Published 13/01/2010