Reports of rape, violence add to Haiti security fears

HAITI’S quake survivors faced rising insecurity yesterday with thousands of criminals on the loose and reports of rape and violence plaguing the weak and vulnerable.

Aid is still only trickling in despite a vast international relief effort launched after the January 12 disaster, and hundreds of thousands of homeless people are sheltering in tent camps short of food and medicines.

The acting head of the UN mission in Haiti has said reconstruction will take several decades.