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Haiti needs at least $10M in humanitarian aid
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-14 11:24
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PANAMA CITY: Haiti needs at least 10 million US dollars to assist the victims in Tuesday's devastating earthquake, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Wednesday.
The money will provide assistance to some 5,000 affected families and to support aid operations centered on temporary shelters, repair of water facilities, as well as medical assistance, said Bustamante.
The IFRC based in Panama for Latin America had already sent in a team of experts to evaluate emergency needs.
The IFRC said that the most affected areas were in West province, which has a population of 2.2 million.
