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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![Several firefighters stand on a large pile of rubble.]()
Read moreHaitian firefighters search for survivors under the rubble of a destroyed building after Saturday's 7.2-magnitude quake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on August 17, 2021. #
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![Severely damaged houses stand amid rubble.]()
Read moreDestroyed houses, seen in Les Cayes on August 14, 2021 #
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![Firefighters use tools to cut through piles of rubble.]()
Read moreFirefighters remove debris in search of survivors on August 17, 2021, in Les Cayes. #
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![Two men on a motorcycle carry a third person with an injured foot.]()
Read moreMen carry an injured person via motorcycle on August 16, 2021, in Les Cayes. #
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![A child is tended to outside a hospital.]()
Read moreA child is tended to outside Les Cayes General Hospital on August 15, 2021. #
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Read moreThe severely damaged road to Camp-Perrin, leading to Jeremie, is seen after the earthquake near Camp-Perrin, Haiti, on August 16, 2021. #
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Read moreA 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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![An aerial view of heavy equipment clearing rubble from a destroyed hotel]()
Read moreHeavy equipment is used to remove debris from the collapsed Hôtel Le Manguier in Les Cayes on August 16, 2021. #
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![Dozens of people stand together watching an excavator work.]()
Read moreResidents watch an excavator remove rubble from a collapsed building in Les Cayes on August 17, 2021. #
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Read moreParts of a motorbike are seen in the rubble of a destroyed hotel in Les Cayes on August 16, 2021. #
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![A young person walks on a slightly flooded pathway.]()
Read moreA young person walks near the sea after Tropical Storm Grace swept over Port Salut, Haiti, on August 17, 2021, three days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake. #
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![People carry belongings, walking through knee deep flood water inside a home.]()
Read morePeople 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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![Several people rest on the ground covered in a tarp.]()
Read morePeople 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 on a bench in a flooded dark classroom.]()
Read moreA 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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Read morePeople gather outside a damaged home in Les Cayes on August 17, 2021. #
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![A woman rubs noses with her infant grandchild among others taking refuge in a schoolyard.]()
Read moreA 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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![People are escorted to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a pad.]()
Read moreMembers of the U.S. Coast Guard prepare a medical evacuation flight in Les Cayes on August 17, 2021. #
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![People walk beside a collapsed church.]()
Read morePeople walk by the collapsed Notre-Dame du Perpetuelle Secours church on August 16, 2021, in Corvalion, Les Cayes. #
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Read moreA soldier stands over debris during rescue efforts in Les Cayes on August 17, 2021. #
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![A woman looks down while standing next to the covered body of her daughter.]()
Read moreLanette 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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Read moreA man cleans the debris inside his house on August 16, 2021, in Corvalion, Les Cayes. #
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![A man tries to recover usable materials from a collapsed building.]()
Read moreA man tries to recover usable materials from a collapsed building to construct a place to sleep in Fleurant, Haiti, on August 17, 2021. #
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![A young man cries as he waits among others for a sack of rice.]()
Read moreA young man cries as he waits among others for sacks of rice being distributed to residents in Les Cayes on August 16, 2021. #
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![A girl plays inside a dark classroom.]()
Read moreA 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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