Damaged roads hinder aid reaching remote areas of Haiti quake zone
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MARCELINE, Haiti: Damaged or impassable roads hindered efforts on Friday to deliver aid to remote parts of Haiti devastated by an earthquake last weekend that killed more than 2,000 people as hopes of finding those still missing faded.
Landslides and cracks in the tarmac on the main inland mountain road between the southwestern city of Les Cayes and Jeremie to its northwest, two of the hardest hit urban areas, made it harder to dispatch aid to farming communities short on food and drinkable water. The route was littered with boulders and the occasional stranded truck, according to a Reuters reporter. "We are all absolutely overwhelmed," Prime Minister Ariel Henry said in a meeting with the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday. "Every commune, every city, every village in that area was very hard hit." Henry repeatedly thanked foreign countries for sending assistance.More Related News