Hundreds feared dead in hotel collapses alone following massive 7.0 earthquake.

Some 200 guests have been reported missing at Hôtel Montana, a 4-star tourist hotel that is one of the many buildings in and around Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince that were destroyed in Tuesday's massive earthquake.

Alain Joyandet, an official with France's State Department, tells Agence France-Presse that 300 people were believed to be inside the 145-key Montana when it collapsed, while only about 100 have been accounted for. The 98-year-old hotel, which was popular with French tourists, is said to be completely destroyed.

Also collapsing was Port-au-Prince's 3-star Hotel Christopher, which served as headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission to Haiti. Approximately 200 UN staff were inside the 74-key hotel when it collapsed, and at least 150 remain unaccounted for as of Wednesday morning, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Another hotel housing UN workers, Port-au-Prince's upscale Karibe Hotel, is also reportedly destroyed, according to the New Zealand Herald.

The earthquake registered 7.0 on the Richter Scale. Thousands are feared dead across the impoverished island nation.

Source: hotelsmag.com