Haiti Earthquake: Aug. 18 The BBC reported on Sunday that a 7.2-magnitude quake in Haiti said the death toll had risen to at least 1,941, officials said. More than 500 people were found dead, with nearly 10,000 injured and many still missing.
The UN says some 500,000 children are now limited or unable to access shelter. Clean water and food, said Bruno Maes, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Haiti, said: “Countless Haitian families lost everything in the earthquake. There are now real lives with their feet in the water due to the floods.”
Rescue operations were hit by heavy rainfall the week after the tropical storm approached. Tens of thousands of people were homeless by the earthquake. It was necessary to decide to weather the storm by living under a flimsy canvas to protect it from the rain. or risk returning home from an earthquake
Southwest Haiti was hit hardest by the earthquake. Especially around Le Kaye, some hospitals are overwhelming and demanding factors. while the doctors tried to heal the wounded
The earthquake aggravated the problem that Haiti was facing a political crisis. After the assassination of President Jean Vernal Moise last month This led Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry to declare a one-month state of emergency and urge people to show solidarity.
Haiti has continued to face natural disasters in recent years. including Hurricon Matthew in 2016. The worst disaster was an earthquake in 2010 that killed more than 200,000 people and severely damaged the country’s infrastructure and economy.
