Haiti earthquake: Death toll hits 1,941, nearly 10K injured after 7.2 magnitude quake
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – More than 1,900 people were killed and at nearly 10,000 were injured after a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the southwest coast of Haiti on Saturday.

People cry during the search for those who are still missing in a house destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

Residents survey a damaged building following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

Residents survey a damaged building following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

An injured woman rests on a bed at a hospital in Les Cayes on August 15, 2021, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwest peninsula of the country.

A firefighter searches for survivors inside a damaged building, after Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

A family eats breakfast in front of homes destroyed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

A woman walks in the rubble of her earthquake destroyed home as she attempts to recover her belongings, in Camp-Perrin, Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

People rest after spending the night at a soccer field following Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

Large fissures scar the roads in the area of Les Cayes on August 15, 2021, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwest peninsula of the country.

People displaced from their earthquake destroyed homes spend the night outdoors in a grassy area that is part of a hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti, late Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021.
Here are the latest updates:
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.

People affected by Saturday’s earthquake stand under the rain of Tropical Depression Grace at a refugee camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

People affected by the Saturday’s earthquake take cover from the rain of Tropical Depression Grace at a refugee camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

People affected by Saturday’s earthquake recover their belongings under the rain of Tropical Depression Grace at a refugee camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

A child walks while people leave as Tropical Storm Grace hits a refugee camp at a football field called Parc Lande de Gabion after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 16, 2021, in Les Cayes, Haiti.

People get their belongings before leaving as Tropical Storm Grace hits a refugee camp at a football field called Parc Lande de Gabion after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 16, 2021, in Les Cayes, Haiti.

People leave as Tropical Storm Grace hits a refugee camp at a football field called Parc Lande de Gabion after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 16, 2021, in Les Cayes, Haiti.

A woman affected by Saturday’s earthquake recovers her belongings under the rain of Tropical Depression Grace at a refugee camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

People affected by Saturday’s earthquake walk under the rain of Tropical Depression Grace at a refugee camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

People affected by Saturday’s earthquake attempt to take cover from the rain of Tropical Depression Grace at a refugee camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

People affected by Saturday’s earthquake stand under the rain of Tropical Depression Grace at a refugee camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.
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