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| A British man has been confirmed dead after the devastating Haiti earthquake. | A British man has been confirmed dead after the devastating Haiti earthquake. |
| Frederick Wooldridge had been working in the country for the United Nations, which lost dozens of workers when its Port-au-Prince headquarters collapsed. | Frederick Wooldridge had been working in the country for the United Nations, which lost dozens of workers when its Port-au-Prince headquarters collapsed. |
| A family statement said the 41-year-old from Kent had "loved" his work and "had many friends in the UN and beyond". | |
| The Foreign Office says more than 30 Britons are safe and well, and it is in touch with worried families of others after Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude quake. | |
| The first Briton confirmed dead in the disaster "was a much-loved member of a close family", the relatives' statement said. | |
| "He leaves behind his wife, his parents, brother and sister, grandmother and extended family." | |
| The prime minister is hugely grateful for the work that Frederick and others were doing to build a stronger Haiti, and giving people hope where they had none Downing Street spokesman | |
| Mr Wooldridge was a senior political affairs and planning officer at the UN, for which he had worked in Geneva and Liberia before moving to Haiti in 2007. | |
| A Downing Street spokesman said Prime Minister Gordon Brown's thoughts were with Mr Wooldridge's family and friends. | |
| "The prime minister is hugely grateful for the work that Frederick and others were doing in the UN Stabilisation Mission: helping to build a stronger Haiti, and giving people hope where they had none. | |
| "The prime minister's thoughts are also with the families and friends of those British nationals whose whereabouts have yet to be confirmed." | |
| Feared dead | |
| It is unclear how many Britons remain unaccounted for in Haiti. | |
| Steven Fisher, the UK's ambassador to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, said the Foreign Office's rapid deployment team was "doing quite well" in their efforts to account for expatriate Britons. | |
| Relatives say hope is fading for missing UN worker Ann Barnes | |
| But he added: "Even getting out and visiting a few sites in the city takes an awful lot of effort." | |
| The Foreign Office said it was beginning to repatriate UK nationals, and had "located and checked on over 30 other Brits, who have confirmed they are safe and well". | |
| "We have taken a number of calls from relatives of British nationals who may have been affected, and are keeping in touch with the families concerned as we receive new information," a spokeswoman said. | |
| Another UN worker, Ann Barnes, 59, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, is feared to have been killed in the collapse of the Port-au-Prince headquarters. | |
| The UN has lost at least 40 workers, including the head of the local mission, Hedi Annabi, who has been found dead in the rubble. | |
| Ms Barnes's sister, Irene Marquet, said: "She must be still there in the rubble which is an awful thing to know." | |
| 'Apocalyptic' | 'Apocalyptic' |
| British search-and-rescue workers are to begin hunting for survivors in a town near the epicentre of Tuesday's devastating Haiti earthquake. | British search-and-rescue workers are to begin hunting for survivors in a town near the epicentre of Tuesday's devastating Haiti earthquake. |
| After pulling several people alive from rubble in capital Port-au-Prince, they are moving to nearby Leogane where 80-90% of buildings are destroyed. | After pulling several people alive from rubble in capital Port-au-Prince, they are moving to nearby Leogane where 80-90% of buildings are destroyed. |
| A 71-strong British search-and-rescue team, which includes a number of firefighters and two search dogs, is looking for survivors in the region following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed tens of thousands. | A 71-strong British search-and-rescue team, which includes a number of firefighters and two search dogs, is looking for survivors in the region following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed tens of thousands. |
| The workers were due to travel to Leogane, about 19km (12 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, at 0900 local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday. | The workers were due to travel to Leogane, about 19km (12 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, at 0900 local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday. |
| UK airlines have flown aid to Haiti class="" href="/2/hi/americas/8464330.stm">Aid effort 'tougher than tsunami' class="" href="/2/hi/americas/8458915.stm">Haiti quake: Aid workers' diaries | |
| There they are due to work alongside rescue teams from Qatar and Iceland. | There they are due to work alongside rescue teams from Qatar and Iceland. |
| BBC world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle has described the scene in the town as "apocalyptic", with destruction on a scale "even more dramatic" than in the capital. | BBC world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle has described the scene in the town as "apocalyptic", with destruction on a scale "even more dramatic" than in the capital. |
| In Port-au-Prince, British rescuers have pulled several survivors from collapsed buildings, including a two-year-old girl removed from the rubble of a nursery on Friday. | In Port-au-Prince, British rescuers have pulled several survivors from collapsed buildings, including a two-year-old girl removed from the rubble of a nursery on Friday. |
| A 39-year-old woman who had been in a block of flats was found "under three or four floors of concrete squashed in with dead members of her family", said Wiltshire firefighter Dan Cooke. | A 39-year-old woman who had been in a block of flats was found "under three or four floors of concrete squashed in with dead members of her family", said Wiltshire firefighter Dan Cooke. |
| "That was a hammer and chisel job and it took six hours before the doctor assigned to our team took her to hospital." | "That was a hammer and chisel job and it took six hours before the doctor assigned to our team took her to hospital." |
| But he warned: "The people are very tough as a nation and the weather conditions help to keep people alive but as the days go on the chances of people surviving fall massively." | But he warned: "The people are very tough as a nation and the weather conditions help to keep people alive but as the days go on the chances of people surviving fall massively." |
| Aid challenge | Aid challenge |
| On Sunday, the Bishop of St Albans held a service dedicated to victims of the Haiti earthquake. | |
| In the service in New Barnet, Hertfordshire, the Rt Rev Alan Smith asked "parishes, church schools and chaplaincies throughout the diocese to pray fervently and to give generously". | |
| Britons have so far donated £15m to the Disasters and Emergency Committee of charities. | |
| Appeals have been broadcast on TV and radio by DEC, which brings together 13 major British-based charities. | Appeals have been broadcast on TV and radio by DEC, which brings together 13 major British-based charities. |
| The DEC appeal for victims of the earthquake in Haiti | |
| The funds it raises will be spent on search-and-rescue operations, medical care, food, clean water, clothes and temporary shelter. | The funds it raises will be spent on search-and-rescue operations, medical care, food, clean water, clothes and temporary shelter. |
| The group says a £25 donation buys a kit of household essentials, £50 is enough to feed a family for a fortnight and £100 funds temporary shelter for two families. | The group says a £25 donation buys a kit of household essentials, £50 is enough to feed a family for a fortnight and £100 funds temporary shelter for two families. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was "extraordinary" that so much money had been donated to the appeal in such a short time. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was "extraordinary" that so much money had been donated to the appeal in such a short time. |
| "The generosity of people's spirit, our willingness to give even when some people have so little to give, humbles me," he told a meeting in London. | "The generosity of people's spirit, our willingness to give even when some people have so little to give, humbles me," he told a meeting in London. |
| Separately, the government has allocated £2m to deal with "logistical problems" on the ground in Haiti, such as the provision of cars and lorries to distribute aid, and to improve communications links. | Separately, the government has allocated £2m to deal with "logistical problems" on the ground in Haiti, such as the provision of cars and lorries to distribute aid, and to improve communications links. |
| A British Airways plane carrying aid landed in the neighbouring Dominican Republic in the early hours of Sunday morning UK time. | A British Airways plane carrying aid landed in the neighbouring Dominican Republic in the early hours of Sunday morning UK time. |
| Virgin Atlantic sent an airliner carrying aid and medical personnel to Miami, with further flights bound for Orlando and Jamaica due to leave in the coming days. | Virgin Atlantic sent an airliner carrying aid and medical personnel to Miami, with further flights bound for Orlando and Jamaica due to leave in the coming days. |
| DEC members have already begun responding to the fall-out from the earthquake. | DEC members have already begun responding to the fall-out from the earthquake. |
| An Action Aid emergency team is delivering clean water, shelter and blankets to 20,000 people. | An Action Aid emergency team is delivering clean water, shelter and blankets to 20,000 people. |
| Oxfam has 10 tonnes of aid arriving over the weekend, including plastic sheeting, chlorine for drinking water as well as body bags. | Oxfam has 10 tonnes of aid arriving over the weekend, including plastic sheeting, chlorine for drinking water as well as body bags. |
| DEC APPEAL The Disasters Emergency Committee is co-ordinating an appeal to help the people of HaitiThere are 13 charities involved including the British Red Cross, Islamic Relief and World VisionDonate via the DEC website or by telephoning 0370 60 60 900 DEC radio appeal Haiti: How to help | DEC APPEAL The Disasters Emergency Committee is co-ordinating an appeal to help the people of HaitiThere are 13 charities involved including the British Red Cross, Islamic Relief and World VisionDonate via the DEC website or by telephoning 0370 60 60 900 DEC radio appeal Haiti: How to help |
| British Red Cross staff and volunteers have distributed kitchen and personal hygiene kits, blankets, tarpaulins and water containers. | British Red Cross staff and volunteers have distributed kitchen and personal hygiene kits, blankets, tarpaulins and water containers. |
| The UK's ambassador said there was "concern" about the safety of aid workers. | The UK's ambassador said there was "concern" about the safety of aid workers. |
| Red Cross chief executive Sir Nicholas Young told the BBC: "The need is to get the aid out from the airport to the people and to get it out in an orderly way that makes sure those most in need get it. | Red Cross chief executive Sir Nicholas Young told the BBC: "The need is to get the aid out from the airport to the people and to get it out in an orderly way that makes sure those most in need get it. |
| "A measure of law and order on the streets is absolutely vital." | "A measure of law and order on the streets is absolutely vital." |
| Mr Cooke said: "You hear gunfire, you see gangs of youths carrying machetes but to some extent that is part of the culture here. | Mr Cooke said: "You hear gunfire, you see gangs of youths carrying machetes but to some extent that is part of the culture here. |
| "We are doing quite well. The UN security forces are attaching themselves to us and some teams have brought their own armed security. | "We are doing quite well. The UN security forces are attaching themselves to us and some teams have brought their own armed security. |
| "We have been working with other teams and local people and they have been fantastic." | "We have been working with other teams and local people and they have been fantastic." |
| The organisation United Haitians in the UK has asked for donations of clothes, medicine and money. | The organisation United Haitians in the UK has asked for donations of clothes, medicine and money. |
| The Red Cross has set up a website to help people abroad to try to contact their relatives. A similar site has been created by two Haitians in the US. | The Red Cross has set up a website to help people abroad to try to contact their relatives. A similar site has been created by two Haitians in the US. |
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