On 12 January, an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck Haiti about 10 miles south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince. Over 200,000 people are believed to have been killed. Latest updates on the UK's response are posted below.
Video about how the Department for International Development is helping more than 350,000 people with water, shelter, food, medical care and other essential supplies.
24 March 2010
Earthquakes and prison breaks: UKaid in Haiti
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19 February 2010
UK aid ship, RFA Largs Bay, arrives in Haiti
Hundreds of tonnes of vital aid has arrived in Haiti on board the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, Largs Bay, after a 16-day, 4,000-mile trip.
It will unload 4x4s, port-handling equipment, shelter materials and water purification tablets before making trips up and down the Haiti coast for the UN's World Food Programme (WFP).
The ship left Southampton on February 3 with a crew of 127 from Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Army.
12 February 2010
Haiti earthquake: one month on
On January 12, the Caribbean nation of Haiti – one of the poorest in the western world - was struck by a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake.
The worst for two centuries there, the quake hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people – including many NGO and UN employees, injuring 300,000 and leaving more than 1.5 million others in need of shelter.
One month on, the international aid effort has shifted from search and rescue activity to stability in Haiti and its long-term rehabilitation.
Following life-saving work by the UK search and rescue (SAR) teams - the first of which reached Haiti 48 hours after the quake - DFID is now focused on helping co-ordinate a complex relief effort to limit delays and anxiety among Haitians.
Read more about how we have helped over the past month
Around 48 hours after the earthquake struck, the first of the UK’s 64-strong search and rescue team was out looking for survivors in Port-au-Prince’s collapsed streets.
They were quickly followed by others – operating in six teams – from across the UK’s Fire and Rescue Service.
With two specially trained dogs, Holly and Echo, they rescued four survivors from the rubble in ten days.
Read more about their mission
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