Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Disaster In Haiti -- News Updates January 27, 2010

Haitians waited for food Tuesday near the capital's presidential palace. Reuters

U.N. Faces Mobs At Food-Aid Sites -- Wall Street Journal

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—U.N. troops fired tear gas and warning shots for the second day to try to prevent a mob from plundering aid supplies, witnesses said, underscoring the difficulties of getting enough aid to Haiti two weeks after the Jan. 12 earthquake.

U.N. peacekeepers tried to distribute rice and other food items in the center of the capital Tuesday, but the crowd became angry that it was taking so long. People began to surge around the peacekeepers, pilfering a lot of the aid, said witnesses.

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More News On The Disaster In Haiti

Haiti Earthquake (Full Coverage) -- Yahoo News
Latest Updates on the Crisis in Haiti -- The Lede/New York Times
Full Coverage from CBS News -- CBS News
Haiti Earthquake (Full Coverage) -- BBC
Haiti earthquake: News updates -- CNN
Haiti earthquake updates -- The Telegraph
Live: Haiti earthquake - latest updates -- Times Online
Haiti Updates -- The Guardian
Haiti – All coverage -- Christian Science Monitor

Brazilian Soldiers Spray Tear Gas at Crowd of Haitians -- Washington Post
Lines and Tempers as Haitians Queue for Cash -- New York Times
Haiti queues for aid amid fresh aftershocks -- AFP
Man Saved after 12 Days in Haiti Rubble -- CBS News
Man rescued 2 weeks after Haiti quake -- CBC
Earthquake survivor: I spent two weeks trapped under rubble -- CNN
We need food and water' -- National Post
In Haiti, Lives Can Hinge on Luck -- Washington Post
Haiti’s Children Adrift in World of Chaos -- New York Times
Haiti slows orphan flights over human trafficking concerns -- McClatchy News
Haiti's 'floating hospital': Tough questions on USNS Comfort -- USA Today
Rebuilding Haiti’s Shattered Seaport -- The Danger Room
Reality in Haiti is even worse than it looks -- Times Colonist
Q&A: How much aid has reached Haiti? -- Christian Science Monitor
Shooting Haiti: A photographer's story -- The Independent

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