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 Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: Haiti 'worst humanitarian crisis in decades' |
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This severe earthquake disaster next to Haiti's capital is very bad.
Haiti 'worst humanitarian crisis in decades'
| Quote: | 18 Jan UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Haiti was the worst humanitarian crisis in decades as he surveyed the devastated quake-hit capital and vowed to speed up aid efforts.
"This is a tsunami-like disaster," Mr Ban said after flying over the ruined city.
He vowed to speed up the rescue operations and improve co-ordination and delivery of the massive humanitarian aid pouring into the impoverished country, which is so far only trickling down to people in the street. ... |
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