In Haiti, however, hope springs eternal. On Sunday, eight days after the quake, 20 adults and four children reported missing were found trapped in the rubble on Pic Macaya, the civil protection agency said. Pic Macaya is Haiti's second-largest mountain. Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2, , more than people still missing.
Aid is pouring in, despite a spotty history of supplies actually getting to the country's most needy. More than 3, humanitarian nongovernmental organizations operate in Haiti, often referred to as an "aid state. One of them is Mercy Corps, and Christy Delafield is working with them in the hard-hit Nippes region.
She says the Haitians there reflect frustration — and determination. I am continuously inspired and impressed by their fortitude, their courage. Mercy Corps and other agencies quickly geared up after the Aug. Truck hijackings and other unchecked gang activity have hamstrung relief efforts.
Only two days after the quake, Tropical Depression Grace dumped extremely heavy rains in southern Haiti, causing flooding in the same quake-affected areas.
Despite being much less catastrophic than the earthquake which left more than , people dead and 1. According to the latest reports issued by the Haitian Civil Protection on 21 August, the death toll has now surpassed 2, with more than 12, people injured.
The effects were catastrophic. Telecoms services were greatly affected, major roads were rendered impassible and close to , buildings, most of which were residences, were damaged beyond repair. The human toll was horrific and remains incalculable. Some estimates put the number of deaths around ,, while the Haitian government estimated that over , died, but all authorities acknowledge that the death toll is impossible to truly count.
Something approaching 1 million people were displaced. News and images of the quake, including photos of the heavily-damaged National Palace, quickly activated a massive humanitarian response. The Dominican Republic and Dominican Red Cross responded immediately with emergency supplies and airlifts to Dominican hospitals.
Nations from every continent contributed money, supplies, and manpower. Port-au-Prince's airport operated around the clock but could not accommodate all the arrivals.
Foreign air forces, including those of the United States and Great Britain, airlifted survivors to hospital ships off the coast, and some supplies were dropped to the island by parachute. Though the humanitarian response was immediate and overwhelming, Haiti's crippled infrastructure made the delivery of aid difficult. The situation was still classified as an emergency six months after the earthquake.
A million people on the island lived in tents, and a cholera epidemic that began in October claimed over 3, more lives. Haiti is still recovering from a devastating earthquake. The epicentre of Saturday's quake was about 12km 7.
The tremor was felt in the densely-populated capital of Port-au-Prince, some km away, and in neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he had mobilised a team to work on the relief effort. Mr Henry later revealed he had flown in a plane over the city of Cayes.
US President Joe Biden has authorised an "immediate US response" to help Haiti and said USAID would work to support efforts to "assess the damage and assist efforts to recover those who were injured and those who must now rebuild". The USGS earlier warned that the earthquake could result in thousands of fatalities and injuries. It also said several aftershocks had been felt in the region, including one measuring 5. Frantz Duval, editor-in-chief of Haiti's Le Nouvelliste newspaper, tweeted that two hotels were among the buildings destroyed in the town of Les Cayes.
He said the local hospital was overwhelmed. Reporters at Le Nouvelliste later said the majority of churches and hotels on the south coast had collapsed or suffered major damage.
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