Hundreds hang on to others, as well as tree vines, in a frantic bid to stay in line at a U.S. Army relief post in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday. International aid flowing into Haiti has been struggling with logistical problems, and many people are still desperate for food and water
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A strong aftershock rattled nerves but didn’t stop a struggling relief effort that saw some positive signs Wednesday — among them the arrival of a U.S. hospital ship, the restoration of running water at Haiti’s largest hospital and news that 2,000 more U.S. Marines were being sent to the quake zone.
The magnitude-5.9 jolt matched the strongest of the aftershocks that have followed the huge quake of Jan. 12 that devastated Haiti’s capital. The aftershock was lowered from a preliminary 6.1 reading.
The new temblor collapsed seven buildings in Petit-Goave, the seaside town closest to the epicenter, according to Mike Morton of the U.N. Disaster Assessment and Coordination agency. But there were no reports of people crushed or trapped, perhaps because the earlier quake frightened most people into sleeping outside.
