As we reported, the death toll in Haiti continues to rise to almost 2,000 people following last weekend's earthquake.Thousands more are injured, and the hospitals are overwhelmed.In cities near the quake's epicenter, Tropical Storm Grace brought heavy rains and flooding, exacerbating already difficult recovery efforts. The "NewsHour"'s Ali Rogin has an update.In Southern Haiti, survivors of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake had little time to brace for a second disaster, Tropical Storm Grace.People whose homes were destroyed in the earthquake tried to protect themselves under flimsy tents.But, overnight, they provided little shelter from howling winds.The rain fell on top of us. We slept sitting down on chairs. Nobody has come to help us. We have no tarps. We sleep here sitting down.Those whose homes survived the quake now face flooding.The storm made an already difficult recovery mission even harder. Hospitals continue to fill up with people who couldn't reach them after the earthquake.Supplies are growing scarce. Lanette Nuel brought her daughter to this hospital in the city of Les Cayes. But doctors were unable to treat her.We came in yesterday afternoon. They didn't do anything for her. They just gave her a painkiller. She died in my arms this morning.With so many ailing people in close quarters, COVID-19 is a constant threat. Haiti only began receiving vaccines last month.
