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. Bodies continued to be pulled from the rubble, and the smell of death hung heavily over a pancaked, three-story apartment building. REGINALD LOUISSAINT JR via Getty Images A destroyed home is viewed after the earthquake near Camp-Perrin, Haiti on August 16, 2021. Earthquake assessments had to be paused because of the heavy rain, “and people are getting aggressive,” Chandler said Tuesday. “We do not anticipate that the death toll related to this earthquake will be anywhere near the 2010 earthquake, where more than 200,000 people were killed,” Charles told reporters.

Source: Huffington Post August 17, 2021 21:00 UTC