LES CAYES, HAITI — The home of clothing merchant Felix Pierre Genel collapsed before he could flee outside as a powerful earthquake shook southwestern Haiti.... He was dug out of the rubble that same day with a broken arm and was among the somewhat fortunate ones who promptly received medical care at a local hospital.... Then came an infection and a second operation.“ Instead of dying, I took the decision of letting them cut off my arm, ” Genel said from his bed at the Les Cayes’ general hospi

Robenson Perjuste, 15, whose leg was amputated after he was injured in the Aug.... He was dug out of the rubble that same day with a broken arm and was among the somewhat fortunate ones who promptly received medical care at a local hospital.... But even so, he could not escape amputation, a common consequence of the calamity....