At least 304 dead, 1,800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti

Petit Pas Hotel is shown damaged after an earthquake Saturday in Les Cayes, Haiti. (AP Photo/Delot Jean)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 304 people and injuring at least 1,800 others as buildings tumbled into rubble. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to areas where towns were destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed with incoming patients.