Haiti, "one of the largest relief operations"

[World News]

George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have agreed to lead a "Bush-Clinton Fund for Haiti"



Four days after the earthquake which devastated, leaving tens of thousands of victims, Haiti is still in chaos. Humanitarian aid begins to reach the islanders, but remains limited.
Barack Obama has instructed its predecessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to raise funds for victims. The earthquake in Haiti has resulted in "one of the largest relief operations" in the history of the United States said on this occasion the President of the United States. The two former presidents have agreed to lead a "Bush-Clinton Fund for Haiti."
The delivery of international aid is difficult, especially at the airport. A government official complained Saturday of "serious problems of coordination. France has also formally protested to the United States, officially responsible for operating the airport in Port-au-Prince, under an agreement signed with the Haitian government, because a French hospital plane was prevented landing, as the Secretary of State for Cooperation Alain Joyandet.
Haitian President René Préval has asked his side to representatives of the international community to better coordinate aid efforts for earthquake victims and not to quarrel about providing assistance to disaster. René Préval has raised a "very difficult situation. We must keep our calm "to" ensure coordination of the assistance and "we do not acknowledge each other."
Friday night, a first cargo was able to deliver its goods, coal and bananas. The U.S. military also brought food and equipment, but the distribution is a headache for the rescuers in an island that has no army and little enforcement operational.

Looting and chaos

The city and island is unprotected and the risk of riots is greater each day. "As long as people will be hungry and thirsty, as we have not solved the problem of homelessness, we run the risk of riots, has launched the Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim, one of first foreign official to visit in Port-au-Prince.
The looting are increasing. On Friday, the World Food Program (WFP) announced that its warehouse live had been ransacked. On an island in the grip of the regular gang violence, many residents fear a bloodbath. "Men armed with machetes stormed to steal money," said Evelyne Buino well, a young beautician. "And this is only the beginning." "People are hungry, thirsty. They are left to their own. It is increasingly dangerous. There are more police, people do what they want, "says Leon Melesta a religious Adventist.
An exodus is under way from Port-au-Prince, the victims prefer to leave the capital rather than Domir in the streets, thank you to the armed gangs. They seek to reach areas of the country less ravaged. More than 6,000 inmates have escaped from prisons and roam free among the dead and desolate. The magnitude of loss is greater each day. The city of Leogane has seen 80% to 90% of buildings damaged or destroyed.

The mobilization continues

The world, however, continues to mobilize. Barack Obama has relied on Friday night Martin Luther King, who will be honored in the United States Monday. Speaking of "desire to serve and our generosity of spirit must transcend the boundaries of our community, Bush said:" By supporting our brothers and sisters through our dedication and our sense of service, both at home and Worldwide, we pay tribute to the memory of Dr. King and reaffirm our humanity. "
The U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is expected Saturday on the island. Sunday, Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, will also feature. The UN has lost 37 people and has 330 missing. The United Nations has called an emergency $ 560 million to help Haiti.
Several celebrities have launched initiatives. Latest, that of tennis player Roger Federer to set up an exhibition at the Australian Open to raise funds for earthquake victims. "I thought," said Switzerland Saturday, we could do something to help Haiti after the tragic earthquake. Then I talked to other leading players and they all felt they could set up an event. We'll play the parts of a double or mixed doubles Sunday and try and fill the stadium. There will be a donation of ten dollars to come see us play, "he told reporters.
The American rapper Wyclef Jean Haitian origin, who was among the first mobilized and raised 2 million dollars in a few hours, he suffered the wrath of the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving, an ethics group overseeing operations charity, which accuses its methods and its opaque accounting.


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