More supplies needed in Haiti

2010-01-25 08:38 BJT

Special Report: Strong Quake Hits Haiti |

 

The United Nations has stepped up its food aid distribution efforts in Port-Au-Prince.

The boost comes as Haitian officials said they were shifting their focus from rescue to caring for the thousands of survivors living in squalid, makeshift camps.

On Sunday, survivors lined up in the capital's streets to receive aid supplies, distributed by international troops as part of the UN peacekeeping mission there.

Ken Keen, US Lieutenant General, said, "We are at the beginning of the massive effort to sustain, providing food, water and medical assistance throughout the city.

Survivors of Haiti's earthquake wait in line to get water and food from U.S. soldiers and Brazilian U.N. at the Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince January 24, 2010.REUTERS/Eliana Aponte
Survivors of Haiti's earthquake wait in line to get water and food
from U.S. soldiers and Brazilian U.N. at the Cite Soleil in
Port-au-Prince January 24, 2010.REUTERS/Eliana Aponte