Haiti's hunger crisis bites deeper after devastating quake

A woman stands in front of a tent encampment built after the August 14 earthquake destroyed houses and infrastructure in the Nan Konsey neighborhood of Pestel, Haiti August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

NAN KONSEY, Haiti (Reuters) - In a tent encampment in the mountains of southern Haiti, where hundreds of villagers sought shelter after a powerful earthquake flattened their homes this month, a single charred cob of corn was the only food in sight.

"I'm hungry and my baby is hungry," said Sofonie Samedy, gesturing to her pregnant stomach.