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The United Nations food agency says it is considering diverting food aid for Haiti via the Dominican Republic, due to continuing unrest in the capital. A World Food Programme spokesman said more than 100 shipping containers of food aid were stuck in Port-au-Prince due to the lack of security. Some shipping companies are refusing to dock their vessels there, he added. The WFP is now considering unloading food in the Dominican Republic, from where it can be delivered by road. Most of the aid is for flood victims in the city of Gonaives.
More than 100,000 people there are dependent on food aid following last month's devastating floods in Haiti, which killed about 3,000 people. Relief workers say the government is not doing enough to help people in Gonaives. The streets are still clogged with mud and debris as government heavy machinery sits idly by, says the BBC's Daniel Lak, who visited the city. Haitian officials say continuing violence in Port-au-Prince has been taking up the administration's time. |
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