Mexico and Colombia send aid after deadly Haiti quake
Mexican and Colombian aid arrives in Haiti, after the Caribbean nation was struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that left more than 1,400 dead.
The death toll from Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 1,400, as crews desperately dig through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation still reeling from its president's assassination.
In hard-hit cities on the southwestern peninsula, most of the population spend the night sleeping outdoors in front of their houses -- or what remained of them -- amid fears of new aftershocks. The streets there are filled with the grinding of heavy equipment lifting debris from collapsed buildings, as well as the quieter sounds of people pulling away rubble by hand while searching for the missing.
Rescuers are facing new pressure with Tropical Depression Grace approaching, raising fears of torrential rainfall, flash floods and mudslides from late Monday, according to the US National Weather Service.
Many nations including neighboring countries have pledged to help Haiti cope with this latest disaster.
Haiti's neighbor the Dominican Republic said it was shipping 10,000 food rations and medical equipment. Mexico also sent an aid shipment. Cuba and Ecuador dispatched medical or search-and-rescue teams.
Chile, Argentina, Peru and Venezuela also offered help, as did the United Nations.
A 7.0-magnitude quake in January 2010 left much of Port-au-Prince and nearby cities in ruins, killing more than 200,000. More than 1.5 million Haitians were made homeless in that disaster, which also destroyed 60 percent of Haiti's healthcare system, leaving authorities and the international humanitarian community with a colossal challenge.
