Haiti Food not getting through fast enough
Wednesday, 20 October 2004
Haiti Food not getting through fast enough
More than 100 shipping containers of food aid were stuck in Port-au-Prince due to the lack of security this week. Over 100,000 people there are dependent on food aid following last month's devastating floods in Haiti, which killed about 3,000 people .Most of the aid is in the city of Gonaives.
However due to continuing unrest in the capital, the United Nations food agency says it is now considering diverting food aid for Haiti via the Dominican Republic.
A World Food Programme spokesman said some shipping companies are refusing to dock their vessels in Port-au-Prince .The WFP is now considering unloading food in the Dominican Republic, from where it can be delivered by road.
Relief workers claim the government is not doing enough to help people in Gonaives but Haitian officials say continuing violence in Port-au-Prince has been taking up the administration's time.
The BBC's Daniel Lak, who visited the city of Govaives said the streets are still clogged with mud and debris as government heavy machinery sits unused.
