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| The US will resume emergency evacuation flights for critically injured Haitian earthquake victims on Monday, the White House has said. | The US will resume emergency evacuation flights for critically injured Haitian earthquake victims on Monday, the White House has said. |
| Airlifts stopped last Wednesday after Florida's governor said his state's healthcare system was being swamped. | Airlifts stopped last Wednesday after Florida's governor said his state's healthcare system was being swamped. |
| Doctors warned that scores of people would die unless flights resumed. | Doctors warned that scores of people would die unless flights resumed. |
| Meanwhile, some Haitian children identified as orphans by a group of Americans who were taking them abroad may have parents, it has emerged. | Meanwhile, some Haitian children identified as orphans by a group of Americans who were taking them abroad may have parents, it has emerged. |
| Ten Americans are due to appear in court on Monday, after being stopped at Haiti's border with the Dominican Republic in a bus with 33 children. | Ten Americans are due to appear in court on Monday, after being stopped at Haiti's border with the Dominican Republic in a bus with 33 children. |
| Haiti imposed new controls on the movement of children following the 12 January earthquake that killed up to 200,000 people. | Haiti imposed new controls on the movement of children following the 12 January earthquake that killed up to 200,000 people. |
| Officials fear that orphans are now particularly vulnerable to being abducted and sold for adoption. | Officials fear that orphans are now particularly vulnerable to being abducted and sold for adoption. |
| Also on Sunday, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) began a large-scale aid distribution at 16 sites across Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, aiming to feed two million people. | Also on Sunday, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) began a large-scale aid distribution at 16 sites across Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, aiming to feed two million people. |
| Only women will be allowed to collect the 25kg (55lb) rice ration, enough to feed a family for two weeks. The WFP says food is more likely to be shared equally within a family if it is given to the women. | |
| 'On track' | 'On track' |
| White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the US had expanded "access to additional facilities" in the US and abroad to treat the earthquake victims. | White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the US had expanded "access to additional facilities" in the US and abroad to treat the earthquake victims. |
| Imprisoned missionary Laura Silsby says they are innocent - exclusive mobile footage courtesy of ABC News | Imprisoned missionary Laura Silsby says they are innocent - exclusive mobile footage courtesy of ABC News |
| He said the hold-up in evacuation flights had been due to "logistical issues" rather than medical costs as had been reported. | He said the hold-up in evacuation flights had been due to "logistical issues" rather than medical costs as had been reported. |
| "Having received assurances that additional capacity exists both here and among our international partners, we determined that we can resume these critical flights," he said. | "Having received assurances that additional capacity exists both here and among our international partners, we determined that we can resume these critical flights," he said. |
| Hundreds of patients with spinal injuries, burns and other wounds have been flown on US military planes to America since the quake. More than 500 have been treated in Florida. | Hundreds of patients with spinal injuries, burns and other wounds have been flown on US military planes to America since the quake. More than 500 have been treated in Florida. |
| Last week, Florida Governor Charlie Crist warned President Barack Obama's administration that the state's healthcare system was "quickly reaching saturation". | Last week, Florida Governor Charlie Crist warned President Barack Obama's administration that the state's healthcare system was "quickly reaching saturation". |
| Mr Crist also asked the federal government to activate the National Disaster Medical System, which usually pays for victims' care in domestic disasters. | Mr Crist also asked the federal government to activate the National Disaster Medical System, which usually pays for victims' care in domestic disasters. |
| 'Hungry and dehydrated' | 'Hungry and dehydrated' |
| On Sunday, the international charity SOS Children's Villages said at least one of the 33 Haitian youngsters whom the Americans had tried to take out of Haiti, a little girl, insisted her parents were alive. | On Sunday, the international charity SOS Children's Villages said at least one of the 33 Haitian youngsters whom the Americans had tried to take out of Haiti, a little girl, insisted her parents were alive. |
| I believe we've been wrongly accused of trafficking, which is completely not true Laura SilsbyNew Life Children's Refuge Profile: New Life Children's Refuge Haiti holds US 'child smugglers' BBC Caribbean In pictures: Quake aftermath | I believe we've been wrongly accused of trafficking, which is completely not true Laura SilsbyNew Life Children's Refuge Profile: New Life Children's Refuge Haiti holds US 'child smugglers' BBC Caribbean In pictures: Quake aftermath |
| Charity spokesman George Willeit told journalists the girl thought she was being taken to a boarding school or summer camp. | Charity spokesman George Willeit told journalists the girl thought she was being taken to a boarding school or summer camp. |
| Mr Willeit also said many of the children had been found to be in poor health, hungry and dehydrated. | Mr Willeit also said many of the children had been found to be in poor health, hungry and dehydrated. |
| One of the smallest - just two or three months old - was so dehydrated she had to be taken to hospital, he added. | One of the smallest - just two or three months old - was so dehydrated she had to be taken to hospital, he added. |
| Haitian authorities said none of the children had documentation or proof that they were actually parentless. | Haitian authorities said none of the children had documentation or proof that they were actually parentless. |
| The 10 Americans, who are now in police custody in Port-au-Prince, said they were simply trying to help the children by taking them to an orphanage in neighbouring Dominican Republic. | The 10 Americans, who are now in police custody in Port-au-Prince, said they were simply trying to help the children by taking them to an orphanage in neighbouring Dominican Republic. |
| The five men and five women, from Idaho-based charity New Life Children's Refuge, said the children had been entrusted into their care by a pastor whose orphanage and churches had collapsed. | The five men and five women, from Idaho-based charity New Life Children's Refuge, said the children had been entrusted into their care by a pastor whose orphanage and churches had collapsed. |
| Laura Silsby, the group's leader, said they had the required clearances from the Dominican authorities, but admitted they had not obtained the proper Haitian documents. | Laura Silsby, the group's leader, said they had the required clearances from the Dominican authorities, but admitted they had not obtained the proper Haitian documents. |
| The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, in Port-au-Prince, says the regulations are very clear - each case of child adoption must be approved by the government. | The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, in Port-au-Prince, says the regulations are very clear - each case of child adoption must be approved by the government. |
| Even before the earthquake, he adds, child-smuggling was a massive problem in Haiti, with thousands of children disappearing each year. | Even before the earthquake, he adds, child-smuggling was a massive problem in Haiti, with thousands of children disappearing each year. |