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Last updated: 14 january, 2010 - 13:26 GMT

Haiti earthquake: rescue efforts intensify

An injured woman is treated at a makeshift hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

The president of Haiti, Rene Preval, says tens of thousands may have been killed in Tuesday's earthquake

Efforts are intensifying to help the survivors of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, who lack food, water, shelter and medical care.

Haitians are desperate for help - and that help is coming, with rescue workers and emergency aid on planes and boats - but it will still be many days before the aid arrives in large quantities.

In the meantime bodies remain visible around the capital Port-au-Prince, though there's still no clear information on how many have been killed.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Matthew Price has spent the night in the Port-au-Prince and sent us this report - which you may find disturbing.

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The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Nick Davies describes his shock after seeing Haiti for the first time after the earthquake.

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Hedi Annabi, the head of MINUSTAH, the UN mission in Haiti, has been confirmed dead. He was killed when the UN headquarters in a city hotel collapsed.

Officials at the UN say between 100 and 150 people from its 9,000-strong peacekeeping mission are still missing after the earthquake.

The UN will still be central to the co-ordination of aid and emergency reconstruction following the earthquake.

Elizabeth Byrs is the official spokesperson for the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

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First broadcast 14 January 2010

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