Crowds continue to gather outside the Canadian embassy in Port-au-Prince - Haitians hoping to escape the city more than a week after it was rocked by a massive earthquake.
Authorities says a staggering two million people are homeless while thousands are still without a steady supply of food and water.
Outside the capital, members of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team are in the quake-ravaged town of Jacmel, while Canadian soldiers in the town of Leogane are continuing efforts to help.
With heavy equipment coming from Port-au-Prince, Canada and Jamaica, DART hopes to be pumping potable water in Jacmel within the next few days.
In Leogane, a contingent of troops from HMCS Halifax continues to treat patients for secondary infections and to stem the spread of disease, still a primary concern.
The task of rebuilding Leogane will likely fall to members of the Royal 22e Regiment from CFB Valcartier, who are already arriving in the region.
Haitians crowd outside embassy as Canadian efforts continue in Jacmel, Leogane
People wait in line to fill containers with water at a refugee camp in Port-au-Prince today. International aid flowing into Haiti after last week's earthquake has been struggling with logistical problems, and many people are still desperate for food and w
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