ASSESSMENTS

Haiti: The Logistics of Relief Efforts

Jan 21, 2010 | 23:05 GMT

CPL. THEODORE W. RITCHIE/U.S. Marine Corps

Summary

With the opening of one of two piers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti has taken a small step toward being able to receive larger volumes of aid as a part of the ongoing relief effort after the country's devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. With access to the supplies that can be delivered over the ocean at least tentatively secured, the relief effort will increasingly turn its attention toward the next step in the process: aid distribution.

Despite the opening of a small pier in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there, immense logistical challenges remain....

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