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| Haiti is planning to house 400,000 earthquake survivors in new tented villages outside the capital, Port-au-Prince, officials have announced. | Haiti is planning to house 400,000 earthquake survivors in new tented villages outside the capital, Port-au-Prince, officials have announced. |
| Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aime said 100,000 people would initially be sent to 10 settlements near the suburb of Croix Des Bouquets. | Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aime said 100,000 people would initially be sent to 10 settlements near the suburb of Croix Des Bouquets. |
| He gave no timeframe, but said the moves would start as soon as possible. | He gave no timeframe, but said the moves would start as soon as possible. |
| An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which killed as many as 200,000. | An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which killed as many as 200,000. |
| Mr Bien-Aime said the authorities had already sent out public buses to take survivors to the south and north of the country. | |
| "The government has made available to people free transportation. A large operation is taking place," he told reporters. | |
| At least 500,000 people are currently living outdoors in 447 improvised camps in Port-au-Prince, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). | |
| Of the 350 settlements assessed by the IOM, its partners and the Haitian government, only 179 had improvised shelter material and tents, and only three had access to potable water, the IOM said. |