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| The search for a missing British UN worker in Haiti is continuing after the head of the local UN mission was found dead in the rubble of its headquarters. | The search for a missing British UN worker in Haiti is continuing after the head of the local UN mission was found dead in the rubble of its headquarters. |
| Ann Barnes, 59, of Essex, has not been seen since the earthquake on Tuesday. Haiti mission chief Hedi Annabi and his deputy have been confirmed dead. | Ann Barnes, 59, of Essex, has not been seen since the earthquake on Tuesday. Haiti mission chief Hedi Annabi and his deputy have been confirmed dead. |
| Meanwhile, people in the UK have donated £12m to the relief fund. | Meanwhile, people in the UK have donated £12m to the relief fund. |
| The Bishop of St Albans is holding a service in New Barnet dedicated to the people of Haiti. | |
| The Rt Rev Alan Smith has made an appeal for the earthquake victims, "asking parishes, church schools and chaplaincies throughout the diocese to pray fervently and to give generously". | |
| A British Airways plane carrying aid was due to land in the neighbouring Dominican Republic on Saturday night. | A British Airways plane carrying aid was due to land in the neighbouring Dominican Republic on Saturday night. |
| A BA Boeing 747 took off from London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday morning, bound for Haiti's neighbouring country, the Dominican Republic. | A BA Boeing 747 took off from London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday morning, bound for Haiti's neighbouring country, the Dominican Republic. |
| And 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. | And 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. |
| Meanwhile, 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. | Meanwhile, 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. |
| The DEC appeal for victims of the earthquake in Haiti | The DEC appeal for victims of the earthquake in Haiti |
| They found a two-year-old girl alive in the rubble of a nursery. | They found a two-year-old girl alive in the rubble of a nursery. |
| The British team also rescued a man aged 55 from a collapsed supermarket and a 39-year-old woman who had been in a block of flats. | The British team also rescued a man aged 55 from a collapsed supermarket and a 39-year-old woman who had been in a block of flats. |
| It was unclear exactly how many Britons remained unaccounted for in Haiti following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which killed tens of thousands of people. | It was unclear exactly how many Britons remained unaccounted for in Haiti following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which killed tens of thousands of people. |
| The Foreign Office said 30 people had been found safe and well. | The Foreign Office said 30 people had been found safe and well. |
| But Ms Barnes, who is originally from Leigh-on-Sea, remains unaccounted for. | But Ms Barnes, who is originally from Leigh-on-Sea, remains unaccounted for. |
| The personal assistant to the UN police commissioner in Haiti has not been heard of since the UN's headquarters collapsed on Tuesday.. | The personal assistant to the UN police commissioner in Haiti has not been heard of since the UN's headquarters collapsed on Tuesday.. |
| Appeals have been broadcast on TV and radio by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which brings together 13 major British-based charities. | Appeals have been broadcast on TV and radio by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which brings together 13 major British-based charities. |
| 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. |
| DEC members have already begun responding to the fallout from the earthquake. | DEC members have already begun responding to the fallout from the earthquake. |
| UK airlines have flown aid to Haiti Quake brings UK Haitians together Living sleep among dead Haiti Earthquake: Your stories | UK airlines have flown aid to Haiti Quake brings UK Haitians together Living sleep among dead Haiti Earthquake: Your stories |
| 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. |
| And British Red Cross staff and volunteers have distributed kitchen and personal hygiene kits, blankets, tarpaulins and water containers. | And British Red Cross staff and volunteers have distributed kitchen and personal hygiene kits, blankets, tarpaulins and water containers. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Steven Fisher, the UK's ambassador for Haiti and the Dominican Republic, described the situation in Port-au-Prince as "horrific" and said there was "concern" about the safety of aid workers. | Steven Fisher, the UK's ambassador for Haiti and the Dominican Republic, described the situation in Port-au-Prince as "horrific" and said there was "concern" about the safety of aid workers. |
| "There are people out there who want water and food, and if they perceive that a United Nations lorry is carrying food, then of course you could expect it to be attacked." | "There are people out there who want water and food, and if they perceive that a United Nations lorry is carrying food, then of course you could expect it to be attacked." |
| He said there was evidence of aid reaching people but "clearly not as much as everyone would like". | He said there was evidence of aid reaching people but "clearly not as much as everyone would like". |
| "It's a huge, huge challenge for the international community to marshal all this aid," he told BBC News. | "It's a huge, huge challenge for the international community to marshal all this aid," he told BBC News. |
| "The question is how to deliver it." | "The question is how to deliver it." |
| Meanwhile the organisation United Haitians in the UK asked for donations of clothes, medicine and money. | Meanwhile the organisation United Haitians in the UK asked for donations of clothes, medicine and money. |
| It held a meeting in London attended by some of those whose relatives were missing or displaced. | It held a meeting in London attended by some of those whose relatives were missing or displaced. |
| At the meeting, Andrew Mitchell, shadow secretary of state for international development, said: "There is a legitimate frustration at the delay in getting support directly through to those that are suffering in Haiti. | At the meeting, Andrew Mitchell, shadow secretary of state for international development, said: "There is a legitimate frustration at the delay in getting support directly through to those that are suffering in Haiti. |
| "But that is partly because there is very little infrastructure of any sort left there." | "But that is partly because there is very little infrastructure of any sort left there." |
| 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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