People living in Grand’Anse felt the impact of last month’s earthquake instantly. In a matter of minutes, the 5.5 magnitude quake that hit Haiti’s west coast on 6 June flattened houses, blocked main roads and inundated healthcare facilities with patients.
At the Saint-Antoine hospital in the regional capital Jérémie, people with open wounds and dislocated joints were forced to stand in the corridors wailing, say doctors.
