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Rnv Web Press / La Radio Del Sur Press.
20 Enero 2010, 10:11 AM
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The rescuing of the remaining survivors still in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Port au Prince, after the earthquake of January 12, is hampered by "excessive bureaucracy and lack of speed in decision making", as denounced the very members of rescue teams from different countries currently working in the ruins of Haiti.
The information was reported from Port au Prince by journalist Marcos Salgado, special envoy of the System of Public Media of Venezuela, speaking by telephone with Ernesto J. Navarro, during the program "Brújula del Sur" (South Compass) broadcasted Mondays to Fridays from 3pm. to 5 pm, by La Radio del Sur (South Radio).
Salgado stressed that this Tuesday is met a week from the earthquake, so the news of the day is that despite the time elapsed there are still survivors among the rubble.
The journalist said that today was rescued a woman over 70, which remained all week under the rubble of the parish house of the Haitian capital. The rescue specialist groups from different nationalities said there was still hope of finding people alive, since in some cases people can survive up to two weeks under the ruins.
In his report, Salgado noted that rescue groups are complaining about the difficulties in which they must work, since there are a lot of bureaucracy and lack of speed in decision making, so the help comes with great difficulty. Rescuers say it could be any faster if there was more efficiency.
Mass graves and repudiated Marines
The Haitian Government has dug mass graves located behind the General Cemetery in Port au Prince, in which they are burying tens of thousands of corpses. According to what Salgado said, the number of bodies buried so far are around 70.000.
During the phone contact with La Radio Del Sur (South Radio), the special envoy said that the strength of the Marine Corps of the United States have been deployed in different areas of the city and they are not only at the airport, which is the first place of which they took control.
From Monday, the Marines have been seen at the General Hospital in Port au Prince, where they have generated conflicts, since they did not allowed the access of relatives of those entered into the hospital.
They were also seen in the General Command of Police, opposite the Government Palace, where there was also clearly felt the rejection by the population. Haitians say they want fewer soldiers and more aid, besides this being distributed quickly, because its absence is the biggest problem.
Salgado reported that the U.S. Marines are guarding the rescue groups, providing a kind of security service, although these groups have had no difficulty, quite contrary, their work is hailed by the people.
Journalists have neither registered any inconvenient in their relationship with the Haitian people, he said.
In more remote areas are working the blue-helmet peacekeepers and the Haitian police, which has ended being very small, compared with responsibilities as to control some bands formed by the 4,000 prisoners who escaped from the main prison, after one of its walls collapsed during the earthquake.
There is a growing suspicion towards the work of the Marines, especially now that they are seen deployed in the streets, he stressed.
Regarding the Government of Haiti, Salgado informed that Rene Preval is in Port au Prince, where this Tuesday he held a press conference. The State as an institution in Haiti has almost disappeared. Most ministries have collapsed by being very large, old buildings, there have been lost files. The Haitian police is seen in very small numbers. There are no cleaning services.
An important remark made by the journalist is that unlike what reflect most of the international media, which speak of great cases of violence, by contrast, the population at Port au Prince has shown great patience, adapting to live in the streets, as to eat and drink whatever they can, besides withstanding the high temperatures.
Salgado clarified that there is indeed a situation of total chaos, but that the riots that arise, compared to the difficult situation, are not as great.
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"Photo: Marcos Salgado".
