US Pledges More Aid to Earthquake Victims in Haiti

U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Michele Sison speaks during a joint press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Aug. 26, 2021, two weeks after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Behind, from left are USAID Administrator Samantha Power, SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Faller and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—The United States pledged another $32 million in aid to the victims of Haiti’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake Thursday, as the country’s interim prime minister defended his government’s response.

U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power said the U.S. government had learned from the 2010 Haiti earthquake and said USAID was coordinating closely with the government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.