Haiti Earthquake: Louverture Airport never sleeps as supplies arrive 24 hours a day

United Nations, New York, 9 February 2010 - It has been nearly one month since a magnitude 7 earthquake struck the capital Port-au-Prince .

UNICEFs warehouse was destroyed during the quake, but its newly constructed storage facility is a hive of activity. Apart from the supplies arriving by air, some arrive by road as well from neighboring Dominican Republic .

Unpacking, repacking and distributing hundreds of tons of supplies is a mammoth task requiring careful coordination.

Over 50 locals have been employed to expedite deliveries, many of them lost everything in the earthquake and this job has become their lifeline, theyre also determined to help their fellow Haitians.

As one truck leaves, another arrives and the frenzied activity continues. Deliveries target camps and child care centers in the affected areas throughout Haiti

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[Kungcocos111]

So now the aid delivery process is starting to work ? bit late ..