"There's nothing more eerie than walking into a half-destroyed building and seeing yesterday's lesson on the blackboard as if nothing had changed," says Christy Delafield of Mercy Corps.
Activists and relief workers can't help but respond to mounting disasters in Haiti, even though they are fatigued from the constant churn of relief efforts.
"Everything was moving — houses, cars — and everyone was crying," said one Haitian from an area close to the earthquake's epicenter. More than 1,400 people are confirmed dead.
Haiti has a long history of major earthquakes that leave destruction and carnage in their wake. A combination of factors makes the country especially susceptible to damage from these quakes.
As rescuers work against the threat of an approaching storm, officials continue to assess the damage after buildings throughout the island nation were flattened by the 7.2-magnitude quake.
People in the capital of Port-au-Prince felt the tremor and many rushed into the streets in fear. The U.S. Geological Survey predicts the death toll could reach into the thousands.
Haiti received its first shipment of doses in July, just days after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse — and amid rising violence, poverty and the hurricane season.
With gangs controlling the most destitute areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Haitians say the country's greatest need is safety. Many blame Jovenel Moïse for the collapse of law and order.
Two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse sparked a power struggle, a 71-year-old neurosurgeon-turned-politician will be sworn-in Tuesday as prime minister.
Haiti's designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry will replace the interim prime minister to honor the wishes of the country's slain president, according to Haiti Elections Minister Mathias Pierre.
Claude Joseph is one of three men with claims to power in Haiti. He says he's been in talks with the others about resolving the dispute amid the investigation into the president's assassination.
Mystery has surrounded a Florida security company with suspected ties to the assassination of Haiti's president. Court records reviewed by NPR suggest financial trouble at the company in recent years.
More than a dozen former Colombian soldiers are detained in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Some officials and analysts say the Colombians are being used as scapegoats.
Political instability, the lasting effects of a devastating earthquake and a cholera epidemic, foreign political interventions and gang violence have all taken their toll on this nation.
