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- On 10th September UNICEF reported that the agency is airlifting 11.5 tons of relief supplies to Haiti to help victims made homeless and displaced by the recent hurricanes. The first shipment of 8.5 tons arrived on the 9th and three additional tons are expected to arrive in the coming days.
- Collapsed bridges and landslides on the roads have slowed down the delivery of assistance.
- All over the country, schools and churches have been transformed into shelters, each of them housing several hundred families
- On 11th September the Government of the US reported that the ship USS Kearsarge continued its support of disaster relief efforts in Haiti on the 10th providing logistical support to remote areas.
- On the second day of operations, 9th September, pilots from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 flew relief missions to Jeremie and Les Cayes, delivering about 45 metric tons of pre-packaged food such as flour, beans, rice and high-energy biscuits from the World Food Program.
- Landing craft delivered another estimated 85 metric tons of supplies and water to the northern city of Gonaives, Haiti's second-largest city.
- More supplies are scheduled for delivery by air and surface crafts to Gonaives and Saint Marc.
- Latest available information on road conditions are available on the Logistics cluster web page dedicated section