The U.S. pricetag for relief in Haiti has hit $170 million, the federal government announced Thursday as ton after ton of relief supplies headed into the island nation through a crucial reopened pier.
The vast majority of the committed federal aid — $140 million — is from the U.S. Agency for International Development under the State Department, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
And the need within Haiti — still reeling from last week’s devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake — only grows by the minute. After days of being closed to much needed food and supplies, the south pier at Port-au-Prince was channeling aid into the leveled capital city. The supplies were brought into Port-au-Prince on trucks traveling on a repaired gravel road leading from the port.
A Dutch Navy ship, the Pelikaan, was docked at the city’s south pier Thursday, unloading 90 tons of humanitarian aid. Two other ships had previously offloaded containers.
The reopened pier is older and smaller than the north pier, which was rendered unusable by the January 12 earthquake. The south pier was damaged, but Haiti port authorities and the U.S. military were able to put it back in adequate shape. Workers also repaired the road leading into the city and laid gravel on it.
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Phyllis
I just hope all the donations to get to the people in Haiti. Six months from now, I hope all news will not forget where Haiti is. Also, the people in this country, should look around at what we have, before we start to complaining about anything. We also should thank God for what we have. Compared to what the people of Haiti have, we have nothing to complain about.
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