Headline Roundup • August 17th, 2021
Haiti Hit by Tropical Storm Amid Aftermath of 7.2-Magnitude Earthquake
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Officials in Haiti raised the death toll to 1,941 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace hit the island nation while it recovered from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that leveled thousands of buildings on Saturday. About 1.2 million people were affected by the quake, including 540,000 children, a UNICEF statement said. The disaster has inspired comparisons to Haiti’s 2010 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which shined a light on the heavy presence of foreign aid organizations in the country.
Left- and center-rated outlets were more likely than right-rated outlets to prominently feature coverage of Haiti on online homepages on Tuesday. Some left- and center-rated outlets published articles on “how you can help” Haiti.
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Associated Press
Officials in Haiti raised the death toll from a powerful weekend earthquake to 1,941 on Tuesday, just as a tropical storm brought strong winds and heavy rains the Caribbean nation.
The Civil Protection Agency also raised the number of injured people to 9,900.
The devastation is centered on the country’s southwestern area, where health care has reached capacity and people have lost homes and loved ones.
Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt Tuesday to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing...
CNN Digital
A tropical storm system has dumped heavy rain on the area of Haiti where a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Saturday killed at least 1,419 people.
Tropical Depression Grace moved across the southern coast of Hispaniola, the island comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, late Monday, bringing with it sustained winds and heavy rain, according to CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward.
Rain is forecast to lighten during the morning hours Tuesday and will last into the afternoon into the far western portions of the southern peninsula, added Ward.
In addition to the known deaths, the weekend's...
Washington Examiner
Haiti was struck by the Atlantic's latest tropical storm on Monday as the country continues to recover from a massive earthquake that killed hundreds of people.
Tropical Storm Grace was expected to dump somewhere between 5-10 inches of rain on Haiti, with some estimates as high as 15 inches, according to the National Hurricane Center , with the heavy rainfall threatening recovery efforts with flooding and mudslides.
The storm came days after the Caribbean country was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that killed more than 1,400 residents and injured at least 6,000 more, Haiti's Civil Protection Agency announced on...
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