Death toll in the earthquake in southern Haiti has risen to 1,297 people, the country’s civil protection authority said on Monday.
The U.S. Geological Survey declared a red alert after the 7.2-magnitude quake struck Saturday morning about 12 kilometres from Saint-Louis-du-Sud.
Authorities had previously recorded 724 deaths and 2,800 injured, but the death toll was expected to climb as rescue workers continue to search for survivors.
The full extent of the destruction and damage to homes and infrastructure is not yet clear.
Rescue workers and regular citizens in Haiti are racing against an impending tropical storm to pull survivors from the rubble of buildings destroyed by the earthquake.
Interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared a one-month state of emergency in response to the quake.
Search and rescue efforts by the International Red Cross have focused on the area around the particularly affected towns of Jeremie and Les Cayes, and relief supplies for at least 4,500 people were ready.
Further trouble could be on the way in the form of Tropical Storm Grace.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm could hit the region on Monday, with fierce winds and heavy rain worsening the situation in the earthquake-hit area and hampering rescue efforts.
Offers of aid and condolences came pouring in from abroad.