Death toll from Haiti earthquake climbs to 1,941 with more than 9,900 wounded, as heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forces a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts
Earthquake-displaced people are exposed to the elements after Tropical Storm Grace swept over Les Cayes, Haiti, on August 17, 2021.
Tropical Depression Grace churned over the regions of southwest Haiti worst-hit by Saturday's quake of magnitude 7.2, whipping devastated towns with high winds and torrential rains, causing flooding in at least one area. The latest disaster comes just over a month after Haiti was plunged into political turmoil by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7.Several major hospitals were severely damaged, hampering humanitarian efforts, as were the focal points of many shattered communities, such as churches and schools.
"We came from all over to help: from the north, from Port-au Prince, from everywhere," said Maria Fleurant, a firefighter from northern Haiti. Jaenkendy and others have been sleeping under a tarpaulin on a dirt road nearby, and were hunkering down for the rains.
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Death toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 peopleThe Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country Saturday, leaving at least 1,297 people dead and more than 5,700 injured, according to the country's civil protection agency.
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