Death Toll From Haiti’s Weekend Earthquake Rises to 1,941

Death Toll From Haiti’s Weekend Earthquake Rises to 1,941
Men carry the body of a boy that was found in collapsed building lies at the back of a truck at the entrance of the cemetery in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo
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LES CAYES, Haiti—Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless.

Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was hit hardest by Saturday’s quake, and officials warned some areas could get 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain before the storm moved on. Intermittent rain fell in the earthquake-damaged city of Les Cayes and in the capital of Port-au-Prince.