Start NowThe 26-year-old deceased woman, herself a mother of two, had been crushed by debris during the magnitude 7.2 quake. Latin America countries including Venezuela, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Colombia and the neighboring Dominican Republic sent food, medicine and supplies. Mathieu Jameson, deputy head of the committee formed by the tent city residents, said hundreds of people there were in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. "We came from all over to help: from the north, from Port-au Prince, from everywhere," said Maria Fleurant, a firefighter from northern Haiti. "The earthquake is a great misfortune that happens to us in the middle of the hurricane season," Henry told reporters.

Source: Standard Digital August 18, 2021 00:22 UTC