DESPERATELY needed aid from around the world began arriving yesterday in quake-stunned Haiti, while rescuers struggled frantically to save the trapped and injured, using pickup trucks as ambulances and doors as stretchers.

Desperately needed supplies and rescue workers started pouring into Haiti from around the world today but aid groups faced huge challenges trying to reach quake survivors.

Rescuers began a race against time to save the Haiti earthquake survivors today as a trickle of aid began arriving in the country.

Dazed survivors wandered past dead bodies in rubble-strewn streets, crying for loved ones, and rescuers desperately searched collapsed buildings as fears rose that the death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake could reach into the tens of thousands.