It took while for countries willing to donate to the relief efforts in Haiti to begin, but things are finally starting to stabilize a bit in this tiny country. Haiti is about the size of the state of Maryland. It wouldn’t be hard for relief efforts to help this nation, but transportation has been a big concern. The earthquake damaged the main port in Haiti and makes shipping goods, equipment, and men in from the water almost impossible. The airport in Haiti also suffered a lot of damage and it’s been tough for planes to fly in and deliver the aid that is so greatly needed in Haiti right now.

After a few touch-ups to the airport, like adding lights for night time deliveries and take-offs, things are getting better. New ways to deliver things in from the sea has also been set up to help things progress from this direction. The rebuilding and clean-up is still many months away before Haiti can once again get back to any type of normalcy. The good news on Saturday is that certain areas in Haiti, like the airport for instance has an abundance of supplies ready to go for distribution. Several obstacles are still in the way for getting these medical supplies, food, and water to all the parts of Haiti that need it. There is enough people on the ground in Haiti now, to start making that progress happen. More supplies and people are still on the way to Haiti, so the worse should be behind the rescue teams and nations that are currently providing the greatest relief effort that the United States has ever took part in. The 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti on Tuesday can now start becoming a memory for the people living in Haiti.

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