“Haitian police shot indiscriminately at scavengers and looters in Port-au-Prince, hitting two in the head as post-quake security deteriorated, an AFP photographer reported.  A group of police, pushed to keep control among a desperate population after the January 12 tremor which killed or injured many of their number and destroyed the city prison, opened fire on a warehouse from a building opposite”

“Efforts to rebuild Haiti’s main port are being stepped up in an effort to ensure emergency supplies reach millions still in need of aid. US navy and army divers are to start repairing the port’s pier… Re-opening Haiti’s seaport in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is seen as vital to the international aid effort.   Millions of people remain in need after Haiti’s earthquake, and plans are being made to house 400,000 survivors in new tented villages outside the capital”

“The situation here in Port-au-Prince is now at a critical point, with rotting corpses beginning to fill the streets.   The cries of help that were being heard from the rubble have now been silenced – for many people it is simply too late.   Haitians feel very alone at the moment. The promise of aid has not yet materialised and many locals are still digging through the rubble with their hands”