Haitian dig out from earthquake

Jan. 16 (GVMonitor) — Tons of aid supplies are arriving in Haiti but workers are finding problems getting the materials to the people stricken by the earthquake.

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Tuesday wrecked the Haitian capital’s infrastructure, further limiting humanitarian efforts to reach victims. Estimates are that as many as 70,000 people may have died and thousands of survivors are without food, water or medical help.

Relief workers who are trying to move aid to victims are often finding the roadways blocked with debris from the building collapsed by the earthquake.

Hundreds of Haitian workers were removing thousands of dead bodies that have been found while thousands of other victims remain buried in collapsed buildings.

President Obama order the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan with 2,000 marines and a hospital ship plus 3,500 more soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to Haiti.

The United Nations said about $270 million — had been pledged for Haitian relief efforts.

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