Aid groups race against time in Haiti

Aid groups race against time in Haiti
January 14, 2010 9:58 a.m. EST

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Haitian airspace opens to aid groups, but flood of aircraft overwhelming infrastructure

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls next 24 hours critical to save lives

Port-au-Prince remains without water and power since quake

Government officials fear death toll might eventually run into the six figures

Watch live reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Anderson Cooper is on the scene for firsthand accounts of the devastation from the earthquake.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Countries and aid groups large and small worked Thursday to help survivors in quake-ravaged Haiti in an international effort rivaling the response to the 2004 Asian tsunami.

They scrambled to help as people dug furiously to rescue loved ones trapped in the rubble on the streets of Port-au-Prince. International aid groups sought to provide medical care, food and water to tens of thousands after Tuesday's devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake.

Haitian airspace was opened Thursday to charitable organizations, enabling humanitarian aid to be flown in, a Red Cross official said. But the limited infrastructure in Haiti doesn't appear to be able to accommodate the flood of aircraft headed there.

One humanitarian flight from the University of Miami couldn't take off because it couldn't land in Haiti and another was hovering in the air above the country, CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reported in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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