AMN/ WEB DESK
Rescue work following the deadly earthquake which struck Haiti on Saturday has been hampered by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Grace. Tens of thousands of people left homeless by the quake had to decide whether to brave the storm under flimsy tarpaulins or risk returning into buildings damaged by the tremor.
At least 1,419 people are known to have died in the 7.2-magnitude quake.
More than 6,900 were injured, and an unknown number are still missing.
Tuesday, Grace, which has been upgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical storm, was west of the city of Les Cayes and moving further westward towards Jamaica, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The NHC had earlier predicted that Grace could dump up to 25cm (10 inches) of rainfall over the worst affected area. It is feared the deluge could trigger landslides.
The south-west of Haiti appears to have suffered the worst of the damage from the quake, especially around the city of Les Cayes.