Desperate search for earthquake survivors continues in Haiti as storm threatens
- Flash floods and mudslides were possible as Tropical Depression Grace’s front bore down on the Caribbean nation’s southwestern peninsula
- More than 1,400 people were killed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that toppled thousands of buildings early on Saturday
Rescuers in Haiti used heavy equipment and their bare hands on Monday to hunt for survivors under buildings flattened two days ago by a massive earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people, while an approaching storm threatened more suffering.
Flash floods and mudslides were possible as the front bore down on the Caribbean nation’s southwestern peninsula, which was hard-hit by a 7.2-magnitude quake that toppled thousands of buildings early on Saturday.
Hospitals have been overwhelmed with the influx of injured patients, and workers were at a loss with how they might cope with Tropical Depression Grace.
Haiti’s civil protection agency gave a preliminary toll Monday of 1,419 dead and 6,900 injured in the powerful quake that struck about 100 miles (160km) to the west of the capital Port-au-Prince.
The earthquake also destroyed more than 37,000 homes, officials said.