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UN confronts 'worst ever disaster'
Though aid starts pouring in, quake survivors say they are not getting quick help.
Last Modified: 16 Jan 2010 17:48 GMT

The United Nations says Haiti's quake is the worst disaster it has ever confronted.

Aid is now being distributed, with a steady flow of relief pouring into the nation's sole airport.

The World Food Programme says it expects to be feeding a million people.

But survivors say help is not happening fast enough as thousands of bodies rot around the capital.

Tarek Bazley reports.

January 16, 2010

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Al Jazeera
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