Aid Pours Into Haiti Airport as Relief Workers Struggle to Distribute It

Aid Pours Into Haiti Airport as Relief Workers Struggle to Distribute It - Tina Susman, Tracy Wilkinson and Mark Silva, Los Angeles Times.

For the first time since a catastrophic earthquake shuddered across Haiti last week, there were real signs of relief Saturday, with U.S. helicopters ferrying emergency supplies from an aircraft carrier off the coast and bulldozers taking to the streets of Port-au-Prince to shove through mountains of debris. But there also were signs of the immense problems ahead: the stench of decaying bodies rising from neighborhoods; the sprawling tent cities that have sprung up across the capital; the challenge of getting help to people in the face of the breathtaking scale of destruction and need. U.S. officials made a concerted push Saturday to show support for the survivors of a disaster that may have left more than 100,000 people dead. In Washington, President Obama met with his two immediate predecessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, whom he has designated to lead a massive private fundraising effort for Haiti. "These two leaders send an unmistakable message to the people of Haiti and the world," Obama said of the former presidents flanking him in the Rose Garden. "In a moment of need, the United States stands united."
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