it s five days since an earthquake struck haiti and the prime minister has said the country is on its knees . in a video address, ariel henry said the extent of haiti s fragility had again been revealed and that the situation was heart breaking. the number of dead is now nearing 2,200 and the number of wounded is estimated to be at least 12,000. but medical help is scarce, and there are still many areas which aid workers have not been able to access. 0ur correspondent james clayton reports from the village of marceline, near the earthquake s epicentre. as you head out from the city of les cayes to the rural areas, the road is marked by landslides and deep cracks. this village is remote, and the scale of the
more than 12,000 people have been injured and hospitals have been left overwhelmed. our correspondent james clayton is in the village of marceline, near the epicentre of the quake. a huge crowd has gathered you to watch a search and rescue team, to try and see what they can pull out of the rubble behind me. there were 48 apartments here, if you can believe it, and they disintegrated during the earthquake. they are trying to see if they can find anyone, but i ve been told by one of the search and rescue team that at the moment they re only pulling out dead bodies. they also said that when they smell a dead body and i have to say you can smell death right now they go in, the caterpillars stop and they try and pull someone out of that rubble. and that s the story really, that we have been seeing across this region over the last few days. people desperately trying to search for the relatives.
the uk is to offer an initial £1 million in support to haiti, as the country recovers from saturday s devastating earthquake. a royal navy ship is also being sent to the region to help the humanitarian response. more than 12,000 people have been injured and hospitals have been left overwhelmed. 0ur correspondent james clayton is in the village of marceline, near the epicentre of the quake. you may find some of his report distressing. a huge crowd has gathered you to watch a search and rescue to watch a search and rescue team, to try and see what they can pull out of the rubble behind me. there were 48 apartments here, if you can believe it, and they disintegrated during the earthquake. they are trying to see if they can find anyone, but i ve been told by one of the search and rescue team that at the moment they re only pulling out dead bodies. they also said that when they smell a dead body and i have to say you can smell
as the country recovers from saturday s devastating earthquake. a royal navy ship is also being sent to the region to help the humanitarian response. more than 12,000 people have been injured and hospitals have been left overwhelmed. 0ur correspondent james clayton is in the village of marceline, near the epicentre of the quake. you may find some of his report distressing. a huge crowd has gathered you to watch a search and rescue a huge crowd has gathered here to watch a search and rescue team, to try and see what they can pull out of the rubble behind me. there were a8 apartments here, if you can believe it, and they disintegrated during the earthquake. they re trying to see if they can find anyone, but i ve been told by one of the search and rescue team that at the moment, they re only pulling out dead bodies. they also said that when they smell a dead body and i have to say you can smell death right now they go in, the caterpillars stop and they try and pull someone out of that
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