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Haiti Earthquake: food distribution in Léogâne

2,902 views · Published 22 January 2010 · 2:50 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: United Nations · 2010 · News & Politics

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United Nations, New York, 21 January 2010 - The UN steped up its efforts to reach cities outside Port-au-Prince, including places like Léogâne which was badly damaged and may have been hit further by yesterday's major aftershock.

Léogâne, with a population of about 135,000 people, is 25 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, close to the epicenter of 6.1 magnitude tremor. 90 percent of the city had been already destroyed in last week's 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

Yesterday (20 Jan) was only the second day of food distribution there and citizens had been feeling like they had been forgotten by the relief effort, centered largely on Port-au-Prince. Eight days after the earthquake struck aid such as food and water began to be more widely distributed.

Source: UNIFEED, MINUSTAH

News story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=91&Body=Haiti&Body1

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