PHOTOS: Haiti's injured wait for help after quake

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PHOTOS: Haiti's injured wait for help after quake

Saturday's earthquake also left at least 5,700 people injured, with thousands more displaced from destroyed or damaged homes.

Firefighters and emergency personnel survey buildings damaged during an earthquake near Camp-Perrin, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. After the 7.2 earthquake, the road from Les Cayes, on the coast, to Maceline, in the mountains that overlook the city, was cracked down the center, with boulders and tree branches blocking it. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

Rescue workers search through destroyed buildings in Les Cayes, Haiti on August 15, 2021, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwest peninsula of the country. STANLEY LOUIS/Getty Images

A woman wounded in an earthquake is carried on a stretcher at Cayes Airport to be transported to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. Haitians struggled with a lack of basic supplies, including food and medical care, in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday that snapped water lines, blocked roaCayes Airportds, flattened grocery stores and damaged hospitals on the country’s southwestern peninsula. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

A road that cracked and shifted after an earthquake in the village of Marceline, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. Haitians struggled with a lack of basic supplies, including food and medical care, in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday that snapped water lines, blocked roaCayes Airportds, flattened grocery stores and damaged hospitals on the country’s southwestern peninsula. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

Image taken with a mobile device shows people gather at a damaged building after the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 15, 2021. The death toll has risen to 724 in a strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the nation's civil protection authorities said in a statement on Sunday. According to Haiti's civil protection services, there are more than 2,800 injuries that have been recorded so far from the earthquake. (Katherine Hernandez/Xinhua via ZUMA Press/TNS)

Image taken with a mobile device shows a damaged building after the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 15, 2021. The death toll has risen to 724 in a strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the nation's civil protection authorities said in a statement on Sunday. According to Haiti's civil protection services, there are more than 2,800 injuries that have been recorded so far from the earthquake. (Katherine Hernandez/Xinhua via ZUMA Press/TNS)

Groups of people observe the effects of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Los Cayos, Haiti, on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. (Ralph Tedy Erol/EFE/ Zuma Press/TNS) * USA and Canada English Language Rights Only *

A church damaged by an earthquake in Camp-Perrin, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. Haitians struggled with a lack of basic supplies, including food and medical care, in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday that snapped water lines, blocked roaCayes Airportds, flattened grocery stores and damaged hospitals on the country’s southwestern peninsula. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

Bags of donated bread arrive at Cayes Airport in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. Haitians struggled with a lack of basic supplies, including food and medical care, in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday that snapped water lines, blocked roaCayes Airportds, flattened grocery stores and damaged hospitals on the country’s southwestern peninsula. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

Buildings damaged during an earthquake near Camp-Perrin, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. Haitians struggled with a lack of basic supplies, including food and medical care, in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday that snapped water lines, blocked roads, flattened grocery stores and damaged hospitals on the country’s southwestern peninsula. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

Buildings damaged during an earthquake near Camp-Perrin, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. Haitians struggled with a lack of basic supplies, including food and medical care, in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Saturday that snapped water lines, blocked roads, flattened grocery stores and damaged hospitals on the country’s southwestern peninsula. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

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Firefighters and emergency personnel survey buildings damaged during an earthquake near Camp-Perrin, Haiti, on Sunday, Aug, 15, 2021. After the 7.2 earthquake, the road from Les Cayes, on the coast, to Maceline, in the mountains that overlook the city, was cracked down the center, with boulders and tree branches blocking it. (Valerie Baeriswyl/The New York Times)

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