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Around 100,000 people died while toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake could reach into tens of thousands as the rescue efforts continued in the affected areas.Around three million people are said to be affected by this natural disaster; meanwhile the World Bank has pledged $100million aid in this regard.Rescue teams are busy in removing debris amid the fear that millions are still under the rubble. Many injured have been retrieved.The UN has confirmed the demise of its several peacekeepers, while the death of millions of visitors was also feared.Moving scenes are being reported from Port-au-Prince where the dead and injured were being shifted to the hospitals in trucks owing to lack of rescue equipment. Spain sent two ships consisting rescue teams and 150 tonnes aid while many other countries also started sending aid.Dominica Republican has opened its border and the injured were being shifted over there. US teams also reached and shifting many injured to Guantanamo Bay.US Defence Minister Robert Gates has canceled his Austria visit in view of the ongoing rescue operations.
