Neighbors needed to shortly choose up and carry bed-ridden survivors of Haiti’s earthquake by means of heavy rains as Tropical Despair Grace started passing by means of southwestern Haiti Monday evening, two days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Different households left homeless spent the evening beneath the pouring rain.
“We’re struggling, the infants are getting moist,” mentioned one girl in Les Cayes in tears, holding an umbrella, in a single video. “Nobody helps us, we’re solely capable of cry out to God.”
Haiti’s southern area felt the strongest shakes of the earthquake that left a minimum of 1,941 individuals useless, greater than 9,900 individuals injured and a minimum of 2,800 houses destroyed. Tropical Despair Grace additionally hit the southern area, at the same time as slow-moving rescue and restoration efforts have been underway. Seaside cities Jacmel, Les Cayes and Marigot are among the many areas within the South which might be experiencing flooding, in accordance with residents.
Rainfall was nonetheless falling on the coastal metropolis of Les Cayes Tuesday morning, complicating efforts to rescue victims of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake. It’s unclear how a lot harm Grace has precipitated up to now in Haiti however the heavy rains that drenched totally different areas despatched hundreds of homeless individuals into public parks, faculties and some remaining public buildings to hunt refuge.
Elsewhere in Les Cayes, William Duverseau, a retired father of 5, has been sleeping in a makeshift tent together with his youngsters because the weekend earthquake. He mentioned his spouse has been admitted to the hospital. He’s calling on rescue and reconstruction efforts for assist.
Beneath gentle rain Tuesday morning, rescue staff pulled out 16 individuals alive from the rubble, according to Safety Civil.