![]() ![]() Just last month, the country of 11 million people received its first batch of U.S.-donated coronavirus vaccines, via a United Nations program for low-income countries. The reports of overwhelmed hospitals come as Haiti struggles with the pandemic and a lack of resources to deal with it. "They disappeared-just like that," Sajous said. Fernand Sajous, owner of the Abaka Bay Resort, said by telephone that nine of the hotel's 30 rooms collapsed, but he said they were vacant at the time and no one was injured. On the tiny island of Ile-a-Vache, about 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometers) from Les Cayes, the quake damaged a seaside resort popular with Haitian officials, business leaders, diplomats and humanitarian workers. "We still don't know how many people are under the rubble," he said. ![]() USAID will help to assess damage and assist in rebuilding, said Biden, who called the United States a "close and enduring friend to the people of Haiti." President Joe Biden authorized an immediate response and named USAID Administrator Samantha Power as the senior official coordinating the U.S effort to help Haiti. Later, as he boarded a plane bound for Les Cayes, Henry said he wanted "structured solidarity" to ensure the response was coordinated to avoid the confusion that followed the devastating 2010 earthquake, when aid was slow to reach residents after as many as 300,000 were killed. We must take care of the injured and fractured, but also provide food, aid, temporary shelter and psychological support," he said. He said the International Red Cross and hospitals in unaffected areas were helping to care for the injured, and appealed to Haitians for unity. Sacred Heart church is damaged after an earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. "We have learned that the local hospitals, in particular that of Les Cayes, are overwhelmed with wounded, fractured people." "The most important thing is to recover as many survivors as possible under the rubble," said Henry. He said some towns were almost completely razed and the government had people in the coastal town of Les Cayes to help plan and coordinate the response. Henry declared a one-month state of emergency for the whole country and said he would not ask for international help until the extent of the damages was known. It said injured people were still being brought to hospitals. Rescue workers and bystanders were able to pull many people to safety from the rubble, the agency said Saturday afternoon on Twitter. Haiti's civil protection agency said that the death toll stood at 227 and that search teams would be sent to the area. Geological Survey said, and widespread damage was reported as a tropical storm approached. The epicenter of the quake was about 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. ![]()
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