Rescue work following the deadly earthquake which struck Haiti on Saturday has been hampered by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Grace.<br />'' <br />''Tens of thousands of people left homeless by the quake had to decide whether to brave the storm under flimsy tarpaulins or risk returning into buildings damaged by the tremor.<br />'' <br />''At least 1,419 people are known to have died in the 7.2-magnitude quake.<br />'' <br />''More than 6,900 were injured, and an unknown number are still missing.<br />'' <br />''Tuesday, Grace, which has been upgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical storm, was west of the city of Les Cayes and moving further westward towards Jamaica, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).<br />'' <br />''The NHC had earlier predicted that Grace could dump up to 25cm (10 inches) of rainfall over the worst affected area. It is feared the deluge could trigger landslides.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The south-west of Haiti appears to have suffered the worst of the damage from the quake, especially around the city of Les Cayes.</span><br />