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The Red Cross has estimated this morning that about 50,000 Haitians may have been killed in the devastating earthquake that struck the island nation earlier this week. The Haitian government’s estimate is 100,000. As untold thousands remain trapped under rubble, time is rapidly running out for them. Plane-loads of relief supplies and personnel remain are arriving at the airport, which is now being controlled by the US military. But with roads remaining impassable and a continued shortage of fuel, getting aid to those in need is the nation’s biggest challenge. Aid workers are frustrated by their inability to rescue and treat Haitians in need, having to wait long hours on the clogged tarmac of the airport or on traffic congested roads. US President Obama yesterday pledged $100 million in aid in addition to the use of thousands of Marines. Part of Obama’s pledge includes a temporary halt to the deportation of 30,000 undocumented Haitian immigrants living in the United States. Meanwhile the World Bank has also pledged $100 million in emergency aid.

GUEST: Michael Delaney, Director of Humanitarian Response at Oxfam

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