A woman cries when attending a funeral of her relative died of the earthquake in Marceline, near Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 21, 2021. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)
According to Haiti's civil protection agency, the earthquake left at least 2,207 dead, 344 missing and 12,268 injured, and destroyed 52,923 homes and damaged 77,006 others.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government on Sunday sent a plane carrying humanitarian aid and 32 firefighters specializing in rescue to Haiti to help with search and reconstruction efforts after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean country on Aug. 14.
According to the Ministry of Defense, a KC-390 Millennium freighter from the Brazilian Air Force left early on Sunday for Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital.
The aircraft is carrying more than 3.5 tons of medicines and other aid from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, including stretchers, neck braces, insulin, and other items.
A total of 32 military firefighters and a representative from the Ministry of Regional Development make up the Brazilian team.
According to Haiti's civil protection agency, the earthquake left at least 2,207 dead, 344 missing and 12,268 injured, and destroyed 52,923 homes and damaged 77,006 others. ■
