Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to 1,941

The devastation is centred on the country’s southwestern area, where healthcare has reached capacity and people have lost homes and loved ones

A building lays in ruins three days after the quake. Picture: Fernando Llano

Officials in Haiti have raised the death toll from a powerful weekend earthquake to 1,941, just as a tropical storm brought strong winds and heavy rains the Caribbean nation.

The Civil Protection Agency also raised the number of injured people to 9,900.