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Haiti: Aid facts and figures

Despite severe delays, huge amounts of aid and assistance has already been pledged by the global community to help Haiti.

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Aid is pouring into Haiti after the devastating quake, with hope fading for those trapped in the rubble and the huge task of providing basic food, water, medicine and accommodation for the survivors... all amid the chaos of desperate people, lawlessness and looting.

Figures are constantly being modified and updated, but here are some of the latest provided by various organizations and officials.

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It's estimated that 200,000 people were killed in the quake, with 80,000 already buried in mass graves.

At least a quarter of a million people were injured. Many are still dying from their injuries, because of a lack of medical care.

An estimated 500,000 people have been left homeless, with many living in makeshift tent cities.

An initial EU assessment found that more than 4,000 physical structures were destroyed or damaged in the capital Port-au-Prince.

Some 80 to 90 per cent of buildings in the town of Leogane, just outside the capital and near the epicentre of Tuesday's quake, were destroyed, and 50 to 60 per cent of buildings in Jacmel to the south were leveled.

Nearly two dozen countries say they have nationals dead or missing, including 330 UN workers.

Rescues

Hope is fading for people still trapped in the rubble, with fewer people being found alive each day.

But workers have been spurred on after two children were found alive on Wednesday, over a week after the quake.

Over 40 international search and rescue teams, comprising nearly two thousand rescue workers and over a hundred dogs have been involved in the rescue effort.

A total of 122 people have been dug out of the wreckage alive.

Aid

Aid has been arriving from all over the world, with food, water, medicine and accommodation the most urgent requirements.

The United Nations appealed for $US562 million from the world community to help victims of the earthquake, and a huge amount has been raised by donations from all over the world.

Much of the focus has been on providing food and water, but efforts have been hindered by chaos at Port-au-Prince airport and seaport, and lawlessness among the country's desperate people.

The US government, which is coordinating the relief effort, says over 400,000 meals and 600,000 bottles of water have been distributed in recent days.

The USS Carl Vinson is producing 100,000 gallons of drinking water daily, which along with other water purification centres, are supplying water tanks installed in every zone of Port-au-Prince.

The US says four airports are now being used to bring in relief supplies. The seaport has also now been reopened, but is operating at a massively reduced capacity.

A 1,000 bed US naval hospital ship, with 800 staff on board, has begun treating the most seriously wounded.

But tens of thousands are in makeshift field hospitals, with gangrene developing in many wounds in the tropical heat.

Doctors have carried out countless amputations, often without modern medical equipment, in order to save people.

An estimated 500,000 people are living in nearly 500 makeshift tent cities, often in shelters made from whatever they can salvage and in terrible conditions.

Haiti's government has announced plans to move 400,000 of them out of the capital to camps being created by UN peacekeeping troops.

The US says approximately 11,500 military personnel (2,000 ashore and 9,500 afloat) are involved in the relief effort and security in Haiti.

Charities and aid agencies are still appealing for donations - go to our How you can help page for more information.


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