A FRESH aftershock hit Haiti this morning, leading to widespread panic among its troubled people.
The 6.1-magnitude quake struck at about 6am local time (11am GMT) around 35 miles north west of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the US Geological Survey.
It sent survivors of last week's earthquake running into the capital's streets screaming and shook rubble loose from damaged buildings.
The impact of this latest tremor in terms of further casualties and structural damage was not immediately clear.
As looting continues in the aftermath of the quake, it emerged today that a 15-year-old girl has been shot by police for stealing a few photos.
Fabienne Geismar was killed with a single bullet to her head.
Her crumpled body was found on top of the pictures she had taken.
Today's tremor came as frantic survivors of last week's quake began fleeing their corpse-ridden country.
A mass exodus in tiny boats began yesterday - fuelling fears thousands could perish in the seas around Haiti.
Families dying of thirst and hunger EIGHT DAYS after the Caribbean disaster killed 200,000 - five of them feared to be Brits - scrambled aboard leaky tubs in a final desperate gamble.
US troops rushed in vain to seal off the capital's wrecked port as the wretched armada set sail - destination America.
One marine said: "It's like a disaster movie".
His comrades were battling to make the docks safe so aid ships can unload. But he said grimly: "Survivors stuck here can't wait. They are getting out however they can."
Most of the pitiful boat people who disappeared over the horizon prayed to make the 150 miles to Guantanamo Bay.
Others who scraped together meagre rations were aiming for Florida - 400 miles further.
Rumours a car ferry anchored at sea was about to leave saw a flotilla of packed boats surround it.
As quake survivors clutching bags and babes in arms clambered aboard many were beaten back by the crew - who feared the sheer numbers would sink it.
The Trois Rivieres ferry was going nowhere anyway. Its owners said: "We have no fuel."
Other refugees boarded a giant freighter that did set sail - as Haiti's ambassador in Washington begged the boat people to turn back.
Raymond Joseph warned: "If you think you will reach the US and all the doors will be wide open to you, that's not at all the case.
"They will intercept you right on the water and send you back home."
It emerged today that the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee Haiti Earthquake Appeal has raised £31.5million so far.
DEC chief executive Brendan Gormley said: "Exactly a week on from the earthquake that hit Haiti, we continue to be stunned by the generosity of the UK public."
But despite the number of donations aid has been slow to reach increasingly desperate Haitians.
The UN Security Council yesterday agreed to send more troops to guard aid convoys from looters.
At the collapsed presidential palace, many Haitians got their first glimpse of the US's vaunted 11,000 rescue troops as Black Hawk helicopters landed.
Watching survivor Gille Frantz shook his head as he said: "It's been eight days now."
The mass exodus also saw convoys of vehicles heading out of lawless Port-au-Prince - still gripped by famine amid a bungled UN relief effort.
Dentist Charlemagne Ulrick put his three kids on a truck.
He was staying but said: "They have to go and save themselves." The city was gripped by a reign of terror after crimelords escaped from the quake-hit jail.
Householder Forrestal Champlain said: "We dread their return."
Haitian police were outnumbered as brawling killers went on an orgy of looting - even torching the wrecked Justice Ministry to destroy criminal records.
A cop warned over a Tannoy: "If you don't kill the criminals, they will come back."
At least five Britons are missing, according to embassy staff.
Yesterday two women were pulled from the rubble of a university building. Beneath a collapsed bank hi-tech equipment detected heartbeats.
Dust-covered Ena Zizi, 69, was singing as she was pulled free yesterday by Mexican firefighters from the wreckage of the main Roman Catholic Cathedral in capital Port-au-Prince, according to charity Christian Aid.
She later spoke of her rescue, saying: "I talked only to my boss - God. And I didn't need any more humans.
Doctors said she was dehydrated, had a dislocated hip and a broken leg, but brave Ena added: "I'm all right, sort of."
Following her rescue, she was put on a drip and taken to hospital on the back of a truck.
Christian Aid's Sarah Wilson, who watched the rescue, said: "It was an amazing thing to witness, no-one could believe she was still alive.
"She was singing when she emerged. Everyone clapped and cheered."
Her son, Maxime Janvier, said he never gave up hope that she would be found, adding: "We were praying a lot for that to happen."
Ex-US president Bill Clinton saluted the Haitians' "astonishing" resilience after visiting a hospital where staff used vodka to sterilise equipment.
Meanwhile Fugees singer Wyclef Jean denied milking a charity he set up to aid his native Haiti. The hip hop star, 37, said he spent three days there pulling bodies from rubble. He sobbed in a web broadcast to countrymen: "I don't cry for myself, I cry for you."
THE sister of Swindon Town defender Jean-Francois Lescinel - the only Haitian playing in Britain - is missing. He said of Erika, 11: "We are praying for some good news."
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The 6.1-magnitude quake struck at about 6am local time (11am GMT) around 35 miles north west of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the US Geological Survey.
It sent survivors of last week's earthquake running into the capital's streets screaming and shook rubble loose from damaged buildings.
The impact of this latest tremor in terms of further casualties and structural damage was not immediately clear.
As looting continues in the aftermath of the quake, it emerged today that a 15-year-old girl has been shot by police for stealing a few photos.
Fabienne Geismar was killed with a single bullet to her head.
Her crumpled body was found on top of the pictures she had taken.
Today's tremor came as frantic survivors of last week's quake began fleeing their corpse-ridden country.
A mass exodus in tiny boats began yesterday - fuelling fears thousands could perish in the seas around Haiti.
Families dying of thirst and hunger EIGHT DAYS after the Caribbean disaster killed 200,000 - five of them feared to be Brits - scrambled aboard leaky tubs in a final desperate gamble.
US troops rushed in vain to seal off the capital's wrecked port as the wretched armada set sail - destination America.
One marine said: "It's like a disaster movie".
His comrades were battling to make the docks safe so aid ships can unload. But he said grimly: "Survivors stuck here can't wait. They are getting out however they can."
Most of the pitiful boat people who disappeared over the horizon prayed to make the 150 miles to Guantanamo Bay.
Others who scraped together meagre rations were aiming for Florida - 400 miles further.
Rumours a car ferry anchored at sea was about to leave saw a flotilla of packed boats surround it.
As quake survivors clutching bags and babes in arms clambered aboard many were beaten back by the crew - who feared the sheer numbers would sink it.
The Trois Rivieres ferry was going nowhere anyway. Its owners said: "We have no fuel."
Other refugees boarded a giant freighter that did set sail - as Haiti's ambassador in Washington begged the boat people to turn back.
Raymond Joseph warned: "If you think you will reach the US and all the doors will be wide open to you, that's not at all the case.
"They will intercept you right on the water and send you back home."
It emerged today that the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee Haiti Earthquake Appeal has raised £31.5million so far.
DEC chief executive Brendan Gormley said: "Exactly a week on from the earthquake that hit Haiti, we continue to be stunned by the generosity of the UK public."
But despite the number of donations aid has been slow to reach increasingly desperate Haitians.
The UN Security Council yesterday agreed to send more troops to guard aid convoys from looters.
At the collapsed presidential palace, many Haitians got their first glimpse of the US's vaunted 11,000 rescue troops as Black Hawk helicopters landed.
Watching survivor Gille Frantz shook his head as he said: "It's been eight days now."
The mass exodus also saw convoys of vehicles heading out of lawless Port-au-Prince - still gripped by famine amid a bungled UN relief effort.
Dentist Charlemagne Ulrick put his three kids on a truck.
He was staying but said: "They have to go and save themselves." The city was gripped by a reign of terror after crimelords escaped from the quake-hit jail.
Householder Forrestal Champlain said: "We dread their return."
Haitian police were outnumbered as brawling killers went on an orgy of looting - even torching the wrecked Justice Ministry to destroy criminal records.
A cop warned over a Tannoy: "If you don't kill the criminals, they will come back."
At least five Britons are missing, according to embassy staff.
Yesterday two women were pulled from the rubble of a university building. Beneath a collapsed bank hi-tech equipment detected heartbeats.
Dust-covered Ena Zizi, 69, was singing as she was pulled free yesterday by Mexican firefighters from the wreckage of the main Roman Catholic Cathedral in capital Port-au-Prince, according to charity Christian Aid.
She later spoke of her rescue, saying: "I talked only to my boss - God. And I didn't need any more humans.
Doctors said she was dehydrated, had a dislocated hip and a broken leg, but brave Ena added: "I'm all right, sort of."
Following her rescue, she was put on a drip and taken to hospital on the back of a truck.
Christian Aid's Sarah Wilson, who watched the rescue, said: "It was an amazing thing to witness, no-one could believe she was still alive.
"She was singing when she emerged. Everyone clapped and cheered."
Her son, Maxime Janvier, said he never gave up hope that she would be found, adding: "We were praying a lot for that to happen."
Ex-US president Bill Clinton saluted the Haitians' "astonishing" resilience after visiting a hospital where staff used vodka to sterilise equipment.
Meanwhile Fugees singer Wyclef Jean denied milking a charity he set up to aid his native Haiti. The hip hop star, 37, said he spent three days there pulling bodies from rubble. He sobbed in a web broadcast to countrymen: "I don't cry for myself, I cry for you."
THE sister of Swindon Town defender Jean-Francois Lescinel - the only Haitian playing in Britain - is missing. He said of Erika, 11: "We are praying for some good news."
Haitian families’ exodus from earthquake hell | The Sun |News
Helping Haiti - donate here | The Sun
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