Haiti Says 17 Killed in Quake, More Than 2,000 Homes Damaged

A faimily looks at the rubbles of their destroyed house in Gros Morne, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2018. - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northwest coast of Haiti during the weekend of October 6, 2018, has killed at least 15 people, authorities said on October 8, increasing the previous toll by three. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)

PORT-DE-PAIX—The weekend earthquake which battered Haiti killed 17 people, authorities said on Oct. 9 and damaged or destroyed nearly 2,500 houses, sparking fears that many buildings are in a precarious state in the impoverished Caribbean country.