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| US rushes troops to Haiti quake | US rushes troops to Haiti quake |
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| The US has said it will send up to 3,500 soldiers and 2,200 marines to Haiti to help rescue efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake. | The US has said it will send up to 3,500 soldiers and 2,200 marines to Haiti to help rescue efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake. |
| The first party from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division should arrive later. | The first party from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division should arrive later. |
| The search for survivors continues but rescuers have scant lifting equipment and are often using their bare hands. | |
| Tens of thousands are feared dead and up to 3m affected. BBC correspondents say the situation is increasingly desperate, with aid only trickling in. | Tens of thousands are feared dead and up to 3m affected. BBC correspondents say the situation is increasingly desperate, with aid only trickling in. |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the disaster is "unimaginable" and pledged long-term assistance. | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the disaster is "unimaginable" and pledged long-term assistance. |
| AT THE SCENE Matthew Price, BBC News, Haiti It is clear that many who were brought to L'Hopital de la Paix in Port-au-Prince with injuries have since died here. One man with tears in his eyes pointed to his young daughter lying on the dirty tiled floor. | AT THE SCENE Matthew Price, BBC News, Haiti It is clear that many who were brought to L'Hopital de la Paix in Port-au-Prince with injuries have since died here. One man with tears in his eyes pointed to his young daughter lying on the dirty tiled floor. |
| She has two broken legs and a large gash in her head. Her sister is already dead. "Ca va?" her father asks. "Oui," she replies softly, but she is not okay. In pockets, there is barely anything left of this city and so far the people are largely having to cope on their own. Sleeping among the dead | She has two broken legs and a large gash in her head. Her sister is already dead. "Ca va?" her father asks. "Oui," she replies softly, but she is not okay. In pockets, there is barely anything left of this city and so far the people are largely having to cope on their own. Sleeping among the dead |
| The first 100-strong contingent from the 82nd Airborne is expected to arrive in Haiti by the end of Thursday, with several hundred more due by Friday. | |
| They will join Haitians and international search and rescue teams already on the ground. | |
| Aid groups say there is a race against time to find survivors under the rubble of the collapsed buildings - the first priority of the rescue effort. | Aid groups say there is a race against time to find survivors under the rubble of the collapsed buildings - the first priority of the rescue effort. |
| Heavy lifting gear and sniffer dogs are desperately needed to seek out and free trapped victims. Medicine, food and water are in short supply. | Heavy lifting gear and sniffer dogs are desperately needed to seek out and free trapped victims. Medicine, food and water are in short supply. |
| Elisabeth Byrs, of the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said: "The priority is to find survivors. We are working against the clock." | |
| The head of Medecins du Monde, Olivier Bernard, told AFP news agency that aid had to arrive by Thursday evening. | The head of Medecins du Monde, Olivier Bernard, told AFP news agency that aid had to arrive by Thursday evening. |
| "To save lives, surgery must be available ideally within the first 48 hours," he said. | "To save lives, surgery must be available ideally within the first 48 hours," he said. |
| We just don't know what to do. You can see how terrible the damage is. We have not been able to get into all the areas Chilean UN peacekeeper LIVE: Haiti quake Devastated capital Miami Haitians rally round Big picture: Haiti from the air | |
| Doctor's assistant Jimitre Coquillon told Associated Press: "This is much worse than a hurricane. There's no water. There's nothing. Thirsty people are going to die." | |
| A few US aid planes and a 50-strong Chinese rescue team with sniffer dogs have landed at the airport serving the capital, Port-au-Prince. | A few US aid planes and a 50-strong Chinese rescue team with sniffer dogs have landed at the airport serving the capital, Port-au-Prince. |
| Other plane-loads of rescuers and relief supplies are on the way from the EU, Canada, Russia and Latin American nations. | Other plane-loads of rescuers and relief supplies are on the way from the EU, Canada, Russia and Latin American nations. |
| A British rescue team with heavy lifting gear and dogs has landed in the Dominican Republic and will be in Haiti later on Thursday. | A British rescue team with heavy lifting gear and dogs has landed in the Dominican Republic and will be in Haiti later on Thursday. |
| UK International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said: "This is a tragedy on a massive scale. Britain is playing its part in the huge international response." | UK International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said: "This is a tragedy on a massive scale. Britain is playing its part in the huge international response." |
| US President Barack Obama said the "people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States" in an "aggressive" aid campaign. | US President Barack Obama said the "people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States" in an "aggressive" aid campaign. |
| Whole areas of the Haitian capital have been flattenedEnlarge Image | |
| Mrs Clinton cancelled a trip to Asia to deal with the crisis. She said there were tens of thousands of casualties in Haiti and that tens of thousands of buildings had collapsed. "This is going to be a long-term effort," she said. | Mrs Clinton cancelled a trip to Asia to deal with the crisis. She said there were tens of thousands of casualties in Haiti and that tens of thousands of buildings had collapsed. "This is going to be a long-term effort," she said. |
| Her husband, Bill Clinton, the UN special envoy for Haiti, told the Washington Post the quake was "one of the great humanitarian emergencies in the history of the Americas". | Her husband, Bill Clinton, the UN special envoy for Haiti, told the Washington Post the quake was "one of the great humanitarian emergencies in the history of the Americas". |
| The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier will arrive on Thursday. The USS Bataan, carrying a marine expeditionary unit, is also on its way. | The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier will arrive on Thursday. The USS Bataan, carrying a marine expeditionary unit, is also on its way. |
| The World Bank is funding $100m of emergency aid. | The World Bank is funding $100m of emergency aid. |
| The World Food Programme is working on supplying 15,000 tonnes of food and the Red Cross has begun a $10m appeal. | The World Food Programme is working on supplying 15,000 tonnes of food and the Red Cross has begun a $10m appeal. |
| The help is desperately needed as there is no co-ordinated rescue at present. | The help is desperately needed as there is no co-ordinated rescue at present. |
| Haitian President Rene Preval could not give an official estimate of the dead, saying: "I don't know... up to now, I heard 50,000... 30,000." | Haitian President Rene Preval could not give an official estimate of the dead, saying: "I don't know... up to now, I heard 50,000... 30,000." |
| He spoke of how he stepped over dead bodies and heard cries of those trapped in the parliament building. | He spoke of how he stepped over dead bodies and heard cries of those trapped in the parliament building. |