Race to help Haiti quake victims

Aid agencies and the US army are moving to get help to Haiti where thousands of people are feared to be trapped under rubble after an earthquake which is believed to have left tens of thousands dead. Aeroplanes from China, France, Spain and the United States landed at Port-au-Prince's airport on Thursday, carrying rsecue teams and tons of water, food, medicine and other supplies. Up to 3,500 troops from the US army's 82nd Airborne Division will be sent to Haiti to help with the relief effort and to provide security in the wake of Tuesday's quake, a US army official said. The first 100 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne were scheduled to arrive in Haiti on Thursday and would begin preparing for the arrival of other soldiers, Major Brian Fickel told Reuters on Thursday. The United Nations has mobilised 37 search and rescue teams from a global network to the devastated capital Port-au-Prince.  But more than 48 hours after the 7.0 magnitude quake struck, only very limited help was available to those affected by the quake.