Parishioners killed in quake-damaged historic Haiti church"It was a beautiful church with very beautiful architecture," said Wilson Exantus Andre, the parish priest at the Immaculee Conception church in Les Anglais, in southwestern HaitiLES ANGLAIS (HAITI) - Its bell tower and yellow walls a sharp contrast with Haiti's blue tropical sky, the historic Immaculee Conception church was the pride of Les Anglais, until it was destroyed by an earthquake Saturday, burying several faithful inside. The massive quake killed more than 1,400 people across Haiti, according to a preliminary official toll reported on Monday. - Just seconds -"It was a beautiful church with very beautiful architecture," said the priest. "It was part of the national heritage, it was the pride of the people of Les Anglais, who never missed an opportunity to talk about it." Stunned residents of the coastal hamlet exchanged stories of what they lost in the quake outside the church ruins on Monday.

Source: Bangkok Post August 17, 2021 02:26 UTC