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Haiti quake death toll climbs to 1,941
By Xinhua Published: Aug 18, 2021 06:39 PM
People gather outside their houses after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)

People gather outside their houses after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)


 
Franel Etienne shows a photo of his hotel before the earthquake in front of the debris of his hotel after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)

Franel Etienne shows a photo of his hotel before the earthquake in front of the debris of his hotel after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)


 
A man cleans a shoe in a puddle after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)

A man cleans a shoe in a puddle after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)


 
A man poses for a photo in front of his damaged house after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)

A man poses for a photo in front of his damaged house after an earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 17, 2021. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)