(Bloomberg) — Recovery efforts in Haiti were picking up speed with the assistance of foreign countries after a major earthquake Saturday, August 14, left almost 1,300 dead and Tropical Depression Grace was taking aim at the troubled Caribbean nation.
Facing complaints about slow government response, Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday, August 16, said his administration will "act with greater speed" to aid "the maximum number of victims possible."
The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been struggling with food shortages, widespread violence and political chaos in the wake of the July 7 murder of President Jovenel Moise.
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