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At least 1,941 people are known to have died in Haiti in Saturday's powerful earthquake officials say. Nearly 10,000 people have been injured, and many are still missing after the the 7.2-magnitude tremor.

Rescue work has been hampered by heavy rains brought this week by Tropical Storm Grace to the Caribbean nation.

It's at times like these that many would have turned to churches for support that they can't get elsewhere but even that's proving difficult. Maria Abi-Habib has been writing on this for the New York Times.

(Photo: People drive past the remains of the "Sacr茅 coeur des Cayes" church in Les Cayes. Credit: Getty Images)