![]() ![]() The earthquake destroyed homes, infrastructure and businesses, and displaced tens of thousands of people throughout the southern region of Grand Sud. Two days later, Tropical Storm Grace passed over southern Haiti, causing additional hazards and complicating search and rescue efforts.Īt least 2,248 people lost their lives in the earthquake, 12,763 people were injured and 329 are still missing. On the morning of August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti’s southern peninsula, with the epicenter located approximately 80 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Earthquake‑affected families receive vital supplies at a distribution in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti.
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