Support groups face logistical nightmare amid the chaos

RESCUE workers andrelief goods started pouring into Haiti from around the world yesterday but aid groups faced huge challenges trying to reach quake survivors trapped in the rubble or wandering homeless in the streets.

Ship deliveries were impossible to Port-au-Prince as the port was closed by damage. Its airport was open but strained to handle the flurry of incoming flights.

Fearful of going near scores of quake-damaged buildings, Haitians stood or rested in the roads, slowing the transport of food and other crucial aid.