lupus erythematosus cayes hospital southwest haiti powerful earthquake flattened homes shops buildings weekend overwhelmed patients many lie patios corridor verandas hallways bulk large storm expected bring heavy rains mon night forced officials relocate best could given hospital poor patients somewhat fortunate hayti civil protection agency monday raised death toll saturday earthquake number injured many wait burn up heat even airport tarmac planned put tent hospital patios told could safe said gede peterson managing director les cayes general first time staff forced improvise refrigeration hospital morgue worked three months earthquake struck saturday staff store many bodies small space relatives quickly came take private embalming services immediate interment monday three bodies quake concentrate kilometre miles west capital near razed towns triggered landslides hinder rescue exploit country poorest western hemisphere hispaniola already struggling coronavirus pandemic gang violence worsen poverty political uncertainty following july assassination president jovenel mose earthquake sent residents rushing devastation could before long worsen arrival tropical depression grace predicted bring strong winds punishing rain mudslides flash flooding les cayes began visualise light rain monday evening could reach inches centimeters areas civil protection agency said already seeing heavier working ensure resourcefulness going get places hardest striking said agency head jerry chandler referring towns les cayes jeremie department nippes res publica southwestern earthquake victim continued stream les cayes overwhelmed general hospital threesome solar day earthquake struck patients waited treated stair steps corridors hospital unfastened deuce days almost always generally infect said paurus michelete treated patients one three doctors call quake rescuers scrap metal scavengers dug floors collapsed hotel monday coastal town bodies already extracted jean moise fortun whose brother hotel owner prominent politician killed quake think people trapped based size voids workers cautiously peered perhaps human foot meters depth finding subsister appeared work fire money ran desperate lupus erythematosus cayes residents search collapsed houses scrap metal sell others waited money wired abroad pillar haiti economy even emile hold back six 60 minutes line dozens others trying get money brother wired chile worked since haiti last waiting since morning many people said emile banana farmer order relatives countryside depend giving money treat injured difficult superior general hospital michelete said pain killers analgesics steel pins restore fractures running amid crush saturated people keep coming eliophane crouched steps hospital clutching showing shattered arm bone pleading pain said would give i remaining shots eliophane ran house temblor smash wall fall hospital veranda patients beds mattresses glom iv bags saline fluid others lay garden bed sheets erected shield bestial sun none patients relatives like tire nerve masks amid coronavirus said magnitude earthquake left homes destroyed nearly discredited quake leaving families homeless hospitals schools offices churches also destroyed disadvantageously dire weather condition topical anesthetic officials negotiate gangs seaside district martissant provide two humanitarian convoys day pass area un office coordination humanist matter reported agency called haiti southern peninsula hot spot violence humancentred workers repeatedly agency said area virtually unreachable past two months road blocks security relate agency spokeswoman anna jefferys enunciate kickoff convoy passed sunday government un force world