Rescuers steam in amid aftershock panic

A frightening new aftershock in Haiti forced more earthquake survivors on to the capital’s streets and sent others fleeing to the countryside, where aid was only beginning to reach wrecked towns.

A flotilla of rescue vessels, meanwhile, led by the US hospital ship Comfort, converged on Port-au-Prince harbour to help fill gaps in still-lagging global efforts to deliver water, food and medical help.