These Photos Of Haiti Show The Pain And Turmoil From Back-To-Back Natural Disasters

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    • These Photos Of Haiti Show The Pain And Turmoil From Back-To-Back Natural Disasters

    Days after a magnitude 7.2 tremor killed more than 1,400 people, bodies still lie in the streets as officials grapple with the chaos and poor weather.

    By Kirsten Chilstromby Kirsten Chilstrom

    BuzzFeed News Photo Editor

    and David Mackby David Mack

    BuzzFeed News Reporter

    Posted on August 17, 2021, 8:39 pm { "id": 127606851 }

    Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Grace battered the island of Haiti on Tuesday, days after a deadly earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation. Saturday’s magnitude 7.2 tremor killed more than 1,000 people and left tens of thousands of others without homes.

    Days after the quake, bodies still lie in the streets as officials grapple with the chaos and poor weather. Some hospitals are now too structurally unsafe following the disaster, forcing medical staffers to treat patients outside. Many other people are too scared to return to their homes, fearing another tremor will bring them down.

    As people seek what shelter they can, often in makeshift tents, humanitarian workers have been delivering food and tending to injuries. Save the Children has supplied approximately 250 families with tarps, jerricans, and kits to care for babies, but the aid group says the weather is exacerbating the already dire situation.

    “I see children crying on the street, people asking us for food, but we are low on food ourselves as well,” Carl-Henry Petit-Frère, a field manager for Save the Children, told the Associated Press. “The organizations that are here are doing what they can, but we need more supplies. Food, clean water, and shelter are needed most, and we need them fast.”

    A deeply impoverished and unstable country, Haiti is still reeling from the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people, as well as the assassination of its president last month and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

    { "id": 127607221 } A woman holds her child as both sit under a plastic sheet Reginald Louissaint Jr / AFP via Getty Images

    A woman and child spent the night outside in the aftermath of the earthquake, Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127606861 } Haiti residents crowd together below a platform where a few people are standing Joseph Odelyn / AP

    A man cries as he waits for a sack of rice being distributed to residents in Les Cayes, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127607162 } Arms from a crowd of Haiti residents reach up toward a man carrying a bag of rice Arms from a crowd of Haiti residents reach up toward a man carrying a bag of rice Richard Pierrin / Getty Images

    Members of a humanitarian aid team deliver bags of food on Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127606882 } Children huddle in a basket and lie on mattresses on the ground Children huddle in a basket and lie on mattresses on the ground Joseph Odelyn / AP

    Families displaced by the earthquake sit under blankets to shield themselves from the rain on the morning of Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127608050 } A woman confronts and points a finger at an armed soldier in front of a group of people A woman confronts and points a finger at an armed soldier in front of a group of people Richard Pierrin / Getty Images

    A woman argues with a military guard as Haitians stand in line to receive a bag of food, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127607312 } People lie on mattresses on the ground in a pop-up hospital assembled with metal rods and a tarp canopy People lie on mattresses on the ground in a pop-up hospital assembled with metal rods and a tarp canopy Reginald Louissaint Jr / AFP via Getty Images

    Earthquake victims are assisted in the Communautaire de Référence hospital in Port-Salut, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127607290 } Tears stream down a child's face Tears stream down a child's face Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images

    A child cries while receiving medical treatment, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127607019 } A young Haitian child cries while a medical worker wraps their leg with gauze A young Haitian child cries while a medical worker wraps their leg with gauze Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images

    A child receives medical treatment in Haiti, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127608362 } A multistory building collapsed into a pile of rubble amid debris from homes scattered all over the street A multistory building collapsed into a pile of rubble amid debris from homes scattered all over the street Fernando Llano / AP

    A building in ruins, Aug. 17

    { "id": 127608395 } Haitian residents walk in flooded streets during a tropical storm Haitian residents walk in flooded streets during a tropical storm Matias Delacroix / AP

    Residents wade through a flooded road on the morning of Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127607030 } A woman walks with a bucket of water from a group of people filling up cans and buckets from a tank truck A woman walks with a bucket of water from a group of people filling up cans and buckets from a tank truck Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images

    Residents collect water after an earthquake on Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127608148 } Haitian residents wait in line for food as a police officer walks by Haitian residents wait in line for food as a police officer walks by Richard Pierrin / Getty Images

    Haitians stand in line to receive a bag of food, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127607279 } Haiti residents wait in line for water by a tank truck Haiti residents wait in line for water by a tank truck Reginald Louissaint Jr. / AFP via Getty Images

    People gather near bins of water after the earthquake in Camp-Perrin, Haiti, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127607172 } An aerial view of a camp set up for victims of the tropical storm An aerial view of a camp set up for victims of the tropical storm Reginald Louissaint Jr. / AFP via Getty Images

    People make repairs and create shelters after spending the night outside following the earthquake, Aug 17.

    { "id": 127607184 } A woman is seen placing a mattress on a tabletop as she walks in ankle-high water A woman is seen placing a mattress on a tabletop as she walks in ankle-high water Richard Pierrin / Getty Images

    A woman carries mattresses into a school classroom where people take shelter amid heavy rain, Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127606870 } Three young children, one a toddler, huddle together under a tent Three young children, one a toddler, huddle together under a tent Joseph Odelyn / AP

    Children displaced by the earthquake huddle under a piece of plastic, Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127607046 } An injured man on a makeshift stretcher looks toward the camera An injured man on a makeshift stretcher looks toward the camera Reginald Louissaint Jr / AFP via Getty Images

    An injured man is carried to a health center, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127606902 } A woman sits outside under a tarp, surrounded by belongings as it rains A woman sits outside under a tarp, surrounded by belongings as it rains Joseph Odelyn / AP

    A woman displaced by the earthquake sits under a tarp, Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127607049 } A Haitian woman faces concrete rubble and a collapsed roof A Haitian woman faces concrete rubble and a collapsed roof Reginald Louissaint Jr / AFP via Getty Images

    A woman stands near her home that was destroyed in the earthquake, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127606922 } Children and families huddle together on the ground in an indoor shelter; in the foreground, an adult holds a water bottle up to a baby's mouth Children and families huddle together on the ground in an indoor shelter; in the foreground, an adult holds a water bottle up to a baby's mouth Matias Delacroix / AP

    People displaced by the earthquake sit inside a church, Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127606956 } A woman sleeps under a makeshift bed on the ground under the shade of hung-up blankets A woman sleeps under a makeshift bed on the ground under the shade of hung-up blankets Matias Delacroix / AP

    A woman sleeps outside in Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Aug. 16.

    { "id": 127607235 } Haitian residents sit and lean against a mattress outside under an awning Haitian residents sit and lean against a mattress outside under an awning Fernando Llano / AP

    People displaced by the earthquake seek refuge under an awning, Aug. 17.

    { "id": 127608198 } A young girl sleeps on the floor of a church A young girl sleeps on the floor of a church Matias Delacroix / AP

    A girl sleeps inside a church that is offering shelter to people displaced by the earthquake, Aug. 17.

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