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Re: HAITI Earthquake:Tropical Depression Hits-DEATH Toll Climbs
HAITI Earthquake: Death Toll Climbs as Tropical Depression Grace Hits
Rescue workers are rushing to locate survivors of the deadly earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday as a tropical storm hit the Caribbean nation.
BBC News, 17 AUG 2021.
At least 1,419 people are known to have died in the 7.2-magnitude quake. More than 6,900 were injured, and an unknown number are still missing.
Tropical Depression Grace is expected to dump up to 25cm (10 inches) of rainfall over the worst affected area.
It is feared the deluge could trigger landslides.
Social media footage showed heavy rain pouring over the island's east, with the quake-hit west next in its path.
Roads already made impassable by the quake could be further damaged by the rains, so aid teams are racing to get essential provisions to the quake-hit region.
On Twitter, Haiti's civil protection agency urged "good neighbours whose space has not been affected" to help shelter displaced people.
Search and rescue teams have been arriving from the United States and Chile, with more on the way from Mexico. Cuban medical teams are already in Haiti and helping people.
Humanitarian organisations say survivors need drinking water and shelter. More than 30,000 families have reportedly been left homeless.
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