Struggle to aid Haitians as fears of unrest rise
ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU and
MIKE MELIA, Associated Press Writers
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Hundreds of U.S. troops touched down in earthquake-shattered Port-au-Prince overnight and were soon handing out food and water to stricken survivors, as relief groups struggled to deliver aid Friday and fears spread of unrest in Haiti’s fourth day of desperation.
Pockets of looting flared across the capital. Small bands of young men and teenagers with machetes roaming downtown streets helped themselves to whatever they could find in wrecked homes.