UNICEF: 540,000 children affected by Haiti quake

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it estimates that about 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the 7.2 earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday.

Earlier on Wednesday, the UN said the southwestern departments of Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud are the most affected departments, where hospitals are overwhelmed.
Haiti's Civil Protection Agency put the number of deaths from the quake at 1,941 and said more than 10,000 people were injured.

The magnitude 7.2 earthquake destroyed more than 7,000 homes and damaged more than 12,000, leaving about 30,000 families homeless. Schools, offices and churches also were demolished or badly damaged.