Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Storm Brings Heavy Rain to Haiti Days After Strong Earthquake VOA News Days after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, Grace, a tropical depression at the time,'¯brought heavy rains and strong winds to the country. The U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted Grace, which has since strengthened to a tropical storm as it moved away, could drop up to 38 centimeters of rain on southern Haiti through Tuesday, bringing the threat of flash floods and mudslides. It could also affect the search for survivors and aid efforts for the displaced, with the southern part of the country hardest hit by Saturday's magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Haitian authorities said Monday that the death toll from the earthquake had climbed to 1,419 -- nearly two hundred more than a previous figure released Sunday At least 6,000 more were injured and seeking treatment at overwhelmed hospitals. Hundreds of people waited on the steps of Les Cayes' general hospital, and many patients were being treated on mattresses on the ground outside as the hospital ran low on medication. Injured people lie in beds outside the hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti, Aug. 16, 2021, two days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the country. Some 540,000 children are among the 1.2 million people who have been affected by the earthquake in Haiti, the United Nations Children's Fund said Tuesday. UNICEF said Tuesday's heavy rains from Tropical Storm Grace are "further disrupting access to water, shelter, and other basic services." "Flooding and mudslides are likely to worsen the situation of vulnerable families and further complicate the humanitarian response," the agency said. Despite criminal violence, UNICEF said it was able to deliver three months of medical supplies for 30,000 victims to three hospitals just hours after the earthquake hit. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement Tuesday the world body is "on the ground" in Haiti and has "allocated $8 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to provide essential health care, clean water, emergency shelter and sanitation for all affected people." Guterres said relief convoys arrived in the affected communities in Les Cayes, Jérémie and Nippes on Tuesday.'¯ Two women shelter from the rain under a tarp in a makeshift camp after Tropical Depression Grace passed through the area following Saturday's 7.2 magnitude quake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, August 17, 2021. The quake was centered near the town of Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, about 125 kilometers west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It damaged houses, roads and bridges on the country's southwest peninsula, and displaced thousands of people. The streets of towns near the epicenter were lined with concrete as rescue workers and scrap metal salvagers dug through the rubble. "We must work together to provide rapid and effective responses to this extremely serious situation," Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Sunday. He had flown to Les Cayes on Saturday to survey the damage. Many residents of Les Cayes, the country's third-largest city with a population of 90,000, stayed outdoors overnight, as aftershocks continued to rock the area through Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday that the earthquake increased the risk of landslides in the area. The Dominican Republic and Mexico were among the countries that sent food and medicine to Haiti. Cuba dispatched a 235-member health care team. Just over a month ago, the country was left reeling after President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in his home July 7. His wife, Martine Moise, was injured in the attack. Some material for this article came from The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse. .