Five days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, the country’s Civil Protection Agency reports that 1,941 people were killed, and almost 10,000 were injured. Rescue crews are still working to find people trapped inside collapsed buildings, having endured harsh conditions as Tropical Storm Grace brought heavy rainfall on Monday. The Associated Press reports that hospitals are overwhelmed, 30,000 families have been left homeless, and foreign aid is arriving slowly. Below are images from cities and neighborhoods in the hard-hit Caribbean nation, seen over the past few days.
Rescue Work Continues in Haiti, After a Devastating Earthquake
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A man looks under a damaged building as he tries to retrieve materials from the local school, which was destroyed by the earthquake in Fleurant, Haiti, on August 17, 2021. #
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People look for whatever can be recovered in their flooded house as heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Grace hit Haitians just days after a massive earthquake, photographed on August 17, 2021, in Les Cayes. #
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People gather after spending the night outside in the aftermath of the earthquake, facing the severe inclement weather of Tropical Storm Grace, near Les Cayes, on August 17, 2021. #
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A child sits in a flooded classroom, next to mattresses set up to dry, as heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Grace flooded the area on August 17, 2021, in Les Cayes. #
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A grandmother cuddles with her grandbaby on the grounds of a school where residents are taking refuge after being displaced by the earthquake, in Les Cayes, on August 18, 2021. #
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Lanette Nuel reacts next to the covered body of her daughter, Lonia Bernard, who died after being injured during Saturday's earthquake, outside a hospital in Les Cayes, on August 17, 2021. #
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A girl plays inside a classroom where her family is staying, in a school turned into a shelter for those displaced by the earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on August 18, 2021. #
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