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| UK rescue team heading to Haiti | UK rescue team heading to Haiti |
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| British aid workers have arrived in the Caribbean to assist rescue and relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti on Wednesday. | British aid workers have arrived in the Caribbean to assist rescue and relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti on Wednesday. |
| A team from the UK government and 71 rescue specialists with dogs and heavy equipment have landed in neighbouring Dominican Republic. | A team from the UK government and 71 rescue specialists with dogs and heavy equipment have landed in neighbouring Dominican Republic. |
| The 7.0-magnitude quake that hit south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is feared to have killed thousands. | The 7.0-magnitude quake that hit south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is feared to have killed thousands. |
| The UK Disasters Emergencies Committee is due to launch an appeal later. | The UK Disasters Emergencies Committee is due to launch an appeal later. |
| The Red Cross has said three million people may need emergency aid. | The Red Cross has said three million people may need emergency aid. |
| This is up to a third of the population. | This is up to a third of the population. |
| The four-man government team and the specialists are due to travel to Port-au-Prince later, where they will join rescue workers from international aid charities. | The four-man government team and the specialists are due to travel to Port-au-Prince later, where they will join rescue workers from international aid charities. |
| International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said there were believed to be around 32 British nationals living in Port-au-Prince but that there was no indication of any British casualties as yet. | International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said there were believed to be around 32 British nationals living in Port-au-Prince but that there was no indication of any British casualties as yet. |
| Half of the nationals still had to make contact with the UK's ambassador to Haiti. | Half of the nationals still had to make contact with the UK's ambassador to Haiti. |
| So there are not just bodies in the streets but people are actually living on the streets at the moment Douglas Alexander Survivors await global aid effort | So there are not just bodies in the streets but people are actually living on the streets at the moment Douglas Alexander Survivors await global aid effort |
| Haitian President Rene Preval could not give an official estimate of the dead but said he had heard of figures of up to 50,000 people. | Haitian President Rene Preval could not give an official estimate of the dead but said he had heard of figures of up to 50,000 people. |
| The country's Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said that more than 100,000 people could have died. | The country's Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said that more than 100,000 people could have died. |
| Mr Alexander told GMTV that the UK experts were "desperately needed" and called the earthquake and aftermath "a tragedy on a massive scale". | Mr Alexander told GMTV that the UK experts were "desperately needed" and called the earthquake and aftermath "a tragedy on a massive scale". |
| "Already Britain is playing its part in the huge international response," he said. | "Already Britain is playing its part in the huge international response," he said. |
| He said: "Within half an hour of this tragedy, we mobilised 64 British firefighters and got them to Gatwick Airport". | He said: "Within half an hour of this tragedy, we mobilised 64 British firefighters and got them to Gatwick Airport". |
| He is due to meet UK aid agencies to launch a Disasters Emergencies Committee (DEC) appeal for quake victims. | He is due to meet UK aid agencies to launch a Disasters Emergencies Committee (DEC) appeal for quake victims. |
| He said the UK was working in co-ordination with the US, the EU and the UN to provide relief to those affected. | He said the UK was working in co-ordination with the US, the EU and the UN to provide relief to those affected. |
| Mr Alexander said that half the population in Haiti lived on less than a dollar day. | Mr Alexander said that half the population in Haiti lived on less than a dollar day. |
| Bodies by roadside | Bodies by roadside |
| He said many people were unwilling to go back into buildings: "So there are not just bodies in the streets but people are actually living on the streets at the moment". | He said many people were unwilling to go back into buildings: "So there are not just bodies in the streets but people are actually living on the streets at the moment". |
| The BBC's Matthew Price in Port-au-Prince said there were bodies lying by the side of the road in various places. | The BBC's Matthew Price in Port-au-Prince said there were bodies lying by the side of the road in various places. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he was "deeply saddened" by the disaster and has sent a message of support to the UN. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he was "deeply saddened" by the disaster and has sent a message of support to the UN. |
| British charities have already pledged to help with Save the Children, which has 60 staff working in Haiti, releasing £50,000 and launching an appeal for £3m. | British charities have already pledged to help with Save the Children, which has 60 staff working in Haiti, releasing £50,000 and launching an appeal for £3m. |
| Save the Children's emergencies director Gareth Owen said the biggest challenge for aid workers was going to be logistics, adding that only half of the charity's staff in the country had been accounted for. | Save the Children's emergencies director Gareth Owen said the biggest challenge for aid workers was going to be logistics, adding that only half of the charity's staff in the country had been accounted for. |
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