TUESDAY August 24, 2021: 'SHATTERED Haiti Heart-Breaker, Again' by ZUMA Pulizer Prize Photographer Carol Guzy who is in Haiti witnessing first hand the situation, Guzy received her fourth Pulitzer for her searing coverage of the Haitian earthquake back in 2010: In the aftermath of the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on 14 August, authorities report more than 2,200 people dead, at least 344 missing, over 12,000 injured and upwards of 130,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Under the leadership of the Government, humanitarian teams are scaling up their response efforts in all quake-affected areas, but organizations are stretched thin from responding to multiple simultaneous crises in the country. The devastation is centered in the country's southwestern area, where health care has reached capacity and people have lost homes and loved ones. Patience was running out in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. Haitians already were struggling with the coronavirus, gang violence, worsening poverty and the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse when the quake hit. Welcome to 'SHATTERED Haiti Heart-Breaker, Again'
© Story of the Week #798: TUESDAY August 24, 2021: 'SHATTERED Haiti Heart-Breaker, Again' by ZUMA Pulizer Prize Photographer Carol Guzy who is in Haiti witnessing first hand the situation, Guzy received her fourth Pulitzer for her searing coverage of the Haitian earthquake back in 2010: In the aftermath of the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on 14 August, authorities report more than 2,200 people dead, at least 344 missing, over 12,000 injured and upwards of 130,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Under the leadership of the Government, humanitarian teams are scaling up their response efforts in all quake-affected areas, but organizations are stretched thin from responding to multiple simultaneous crises in the country. The devastation is centered in the country's southwestern area, where health care has reached capacity and people have lost homes and loved ones. Patience was running out in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. Haitians already were struggling with the coronavirus, gang violence, worsening poverty and the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse when the quake hit. Welcome to 'SHATTERED Haiti Heart-Breaker, Again'

CHRISTINE PAULA JUNIOR, 5 years old who was injured in a house that collapsed screams while being held by uncle JULIAN DIEUBENIT at Immaculate Conception Hospital. On Saturday, August 14, 2021, a huge deadly 7.2 earthquake rocked Caribbean nation of Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula, 6 miles deep and 93 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Haiti's worst since the epic tragic 2010 quake.
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Haitians many using just their hands dig through rubble of collapsed buildings searching for victims, during the aftermath of the 7.2 earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti. The death toll has climbed to over 2,200 with thousands still unaccounted for.
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With tears in his eyes, CLERVEAUX OLERSE prays at Immaculate Conception Hospital as Haitians cope with the aftermath of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes.
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An injured man with his arm heavily bandaged at Immaculate Conception Hospital receives care in the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Les Cayes.
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With tears in his eyes, CLERVEAUX OLERSE prays at Immaculate Conception Hospital as Haitians cope with the aftermath of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes.
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A doll lies dust covered, in the rubble of a collapsed home as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Les Cayes.
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Displaced Haitians shelter in tents set up at a stadium in Les Cayes,. Many survivors are afraid to return to their damaged homes for fear of aftershocks in the aftermath of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake.
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A young girl with a broken arm receives care at Immaculate Conception Hospital as Haitians cope with the aftermath of the massive earthquake.
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A young boy runs past a collapsed building in Port-a-Piment in the aftermath of the massive earthquake.
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Haitians pick through there rubble of their collapsed homes as they cope with the aftermath of the massive 7.2 earthquake in Les Cayes.
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With her head wrapped in a white bandage a young injured girl brushes her teeth, and received IV treatment at at Immaculate Conception Hospital in Les Cayes.
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A little girl in red sneakers and white dress stands beside an injured man with broken leg sitting in a wheelchair as injured earthquake survivor receive care at Immaculate Conception Hospital in Les Cayes.
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GUILENE FILIANSE weeps uncontrollably during a village funeral for her mother Marie Herese Atineus who died while sleeping when part of her home collapsed on her during the earthquake.
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Daughter GUILENE FILIANSE screams on the ground as the coffin passes during a village funeral for her mother Marie Herese Atineus. Marie died while sleeping after part of her home collapsed on her when the earthquake struck.
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Daughter GUILENE FILIANSE weeps in grief on the ground during a village funeral for her mother Marie Herese Atineus who died while sleeping when part of her home collapsed on her when the earthquake struck.
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Family members grieve fort her loss during a village funeral for Marie Herese Atineus who died while sleeping when part of her home collapsed as the massive earthquake struck Maniche.
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Familes watch as a digger removes the rubble of a collapsed home as Haitians cope with the aftermath of the earthquake in Les Cayes.
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With bandages across his face an injured man receives medical care at Immaculate Conception Hospital as Haitians cope with the aftermath of the earthquake.
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A mother nurse her child as Haitians stay in makeshift camps in the shadow of their damaged homes as they cope with the aftermath of the earthquake in Les Cayes.
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Haitian Firefighter JOSEPH WILNER kisses a child at a makeshift camp after helping distributing aid to those displaced as Haitians cope with the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Les Cayes,.
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Family photos lie in the rubble of a collapsed home in Les Cayes in the aftermath of the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on 14 August.
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Family members search for belongings under the rubble of their collapsed home as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake.
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EDITORS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT DEPICTING DEATH: Local residents set fire to the body of an alleged gang member they had killed that came to terrorize and rob in their neighborhood after the earthquake in Maniche. Gang violence plagues Haiti and the government had to broker a truce with gang leaders so aid vehicles could access a dangerous road from Port-au-Prince to the earthquake sites.
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Young boys, on motor bikes on a dark un-lite main road in the early morning. Life goes on, as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Les Cayes.
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