One program to help Haitians cope with the post-earthquake conditions comes by way of the New York City Fire Department. As the BBC’s Nick Davis reports, the program was designed for Americans, but is helping Haitians.
It’s been three weeks since the earthquake struck Haiti and residents there are still struggling to find food and shelter. Some aid distribution problems in Haiti have eased. The BBC’s Nick Davis gives us an update from the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Nick Davis, about conditions in Cite Soleil, a slum on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital Port au Prince. Many earthquake survivors there still don’t have the food or medical attention they need.
A powerful aftershock hit Haiti this morning eight days after a massive earthquake turned much of the nation’s capital city to rubble. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest from the BBC’s Nick Davis, who’s in Port au Prince.
The US military has resorted to airdrops in Haiti, as part of its efforts to speed the flow of aid to earthquake survivors. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Nick Davis about the airdrops, which included food rations and drinking water.
