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| More than 100 Haitians have been picked up off the Turks and Caicos Islands by marine police after trying to flee quake-stricken Haiti in a rickety boat. | More than 100 Haitians have been picked up off the Turks and Caicos Islands by marine police after trying to flee quake-stricken Haiti in a rickety boat. |
| The authorities in the British overseas territory said the group was being held in a sports complex rather than being sent straight back. | The authorities in the British overseas territory said the group was being held in a sports complex rather than being sent straight back. |
| Haitians often risk the 90-mile (145km) journey in overcrowded boats but forced deportations were suspended last week. | Haitians often risk the 90-mile (145km) journey in overcrowded boats but forced deportations were suspended last week. |
| An estimated 1.5m Haitians are homeless following the 12 January earthquake. | An estimated 1.5m Haitians are homeless following the 12 January earthquake. |
| The disaster also left as many as 200,000 people dead. | The disaster also left as many as 200,000 people dead. |
| Some of the Haitians on the boat stopped on Wednesday were as young as eight, the Turks & Caicos Weekly News reports. | Some of the Haitians on the boat stopped on Wednesday were as young as eight, the Turks & Caicos Weekly News reports. |
| Marine patrols were recently stepped up, the newspaper reports, because of fears that large numbers of Haitians might seek to leave their devastated country for the territory. | Marine patrols were recently stepped up, the newspaper reports, because of fears that large numbers of Haitians might seek to leave their devastated country for the territory. |
| 'Humanitarian tragedy' | 'Humanitarian tragedy' |
| Ecuador's President Rafael Correa arrived in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Friday with a shipment of medical aid. | Ecuador's President Rafael Correa arrived in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Friday with a shipment of medical aid. |
| Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has arrived in Haiti | Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has arrived in Haiti |
| Mr Correa, the temporary head of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), is reported by AFP news agency as saying the regional bloc would lend its support as Haiti rebuilds. | Mr Correa, the temporary head of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), is reported by AFP news agency as saying the regional bloc would lend its support as Haiti rebuilds. |
| "This is a tragedy, a humanitarian tragedy," he was quoted by AFP as saying. | "This is a tragedy, a humanitarian tragedy," he was quoted by AFP as saying. |
| "In this phase of reconstruction we are going to need a lot of resources - human, material, financial." | "In this phase of reconstruction we are going to need a lot of resources - human, material, financial." |
| BBC HAITIAN CREOLE SERVICE Broadcasting on FM radio daily in Haitian Creole at 0910 local time (1410 GMT), for 20 minutesGiving up-to-date information about where to get basic services and aidAlso available on satellite and online, and via social media BBC Caribbean Seaside slum where gun rules Haiti quake: Survivors' stories 'An extraordinary operation' | |
| He was also expected to meet Ecuadorean troops with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti during his visit. | He was also expected to meet Ecuadorean troops with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti during his visit. |
| The BBC's Huw Williams in Port-au-Prince says a new relief programme is under way, with the United Nations paying Haitians to help clear rubble from the streets. | The BBC's Huw Williams in Port-au-Prince says a new relief programme is under way, with the United Nations paying Haitians to help clear rubble from the streets. |
| A UN spokesman said thousands of local people were being paid up to $20 (£14) a day under the Cash for Work programme, giving them a guaranteed wage for the foreseeable future, our correspondent reports. | A UN spokesman said thousands of local people were being paid up to $20 (£14) a day under the Cash for Work programme, giving them a guaranteed wage for the foreseeable future, our correspondent reports. |
| Earlier, the acting head of the UN mission in Haiti, Edmond Mulet, told the BBC reconstruction would take several decades and that all of Haiti's recent development had been undone. | Earlier, the acting head of the UN mission in Haiti, Edmond Mulet, told the BBC reconstruction would take several decades and that all of Haiti's recent development had been undone. |
| He said the logistics of the relief effort were a nightmare, with Haiti's inadequate infrastructure destroyed and a shortage of vehicles. | He said the logistics of the relief effort were a nightmare, with Haiti's inadequate infrastructure destroyed and a shortage of vehicles. |
| Reconstruction was not starting at zero, but "below zero", Mr Mulet said. | Reconstruction was not starting at zero, but "below zero", Mr Mulet said. |
| Haiti's president on rebuilding | |
| The UN has estimated that 75% of the capital, Port Au Prince, will have to be rebuilt. Salvage crews have begun to clear the rubble. | The UN has estimated that 75% of the capital, Port Au Prince, will have to be rebuilt. Salvage crews have begun to clear the rubble. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Mulet said, areas around Port-au-Prince are being prepared for the creation of tented settlements for the homeless currently living in makeshift camps. | Meanwhile, Mr Mulet said, areas around Port-au-Prince are being prepared for the creation of tented settlements for the homeless currently living in makeshift camps. |
| He said 200,000 heavy-duty tents had been ordered to cope with Haiti's rainy season, which typically begins in May, and its hurricane season, which is expected to start around June. | He said 200,000 heavy-duty tents had been ordered to cope with Haiti's rainy season, which typically begins in May, and its hurricane season, which is expected to start around June. |
| Haitian President Rene Preval earlier this week called for the urgent airdrop of 200,000 more tents and 26 million ready-to-eat meals before the rainy season begins. | Haitian President Rene Preval earlier this week called for the urgent airdrop of 200,000 more tents and 26 million ready-to-eat meals before the rainy season begins. |