More U.S. forces deployed to Haiti as death toll tops 2,000
Haiti faced another grim day on Wednesday as search and rescue teams found more bodies in the rubble, bringing the death toll to more than 2,000 people. Rescue and recovery efforts have been slowed by Tropical Storm Grace, and have been hampered by the fact that the earthquake destroyed roads leading to some of the hardest-hit areas.
At least 2,189 people have died, 12,268 have been hospitalized with injuries, and 332 are still missing, the Haiti Office of Civil Protection wrote on Twitter late Wednesday. Jerry Chandler, the head of Haiti's Civil Protection Agency, told Reuters that at least 600,000 people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and 135,000 families are displaced.
More U.S. forces have now been deployed to the country — the Navy warship USS Arlington, which carries more than 600 military personnel, will arrive Friday.
"It's a heavily damaged area and I think the need is going to be great," said Lieutenant Colonel Cory Murtaugh of the Marine Corps.
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