Tension continues outside Haitian Bank

Frustration has mounted among people waiting in long lines outside a Sogebank branch in downtown Port-au-Prince. Dozens queued up outside the bank on Friday, hoping to withdraw some cash. Tension was high as people jostled each other and shouted. At times, bank security guards intervened and escorted people away. One man said he's not afraid to keep his money in the bank, but needs some to use now.

The resident said, "If you have money, if you take all, it's going to be a little problem because if you take all - I'm thinking about myself - my house is completely broken. If I take the money, where can I put it? This is the other problem."

A woman sits in front a people lining up in a bank in Port-au- Prince, January 26, 2010. Haiti needs at least five to 10 years  of reconstruction help after its people were "bloodied, martyred  and ruined" by the devastating earthquake this month, Prime  Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said on Monday. REUTERS/Jorge Silva