President: It will take three years to clear quake rubble

Haiti's president predicts that it will take three years just to clear the rubble from the shattered capital Port-au-Prince.

Haiti's president predicts that it will take three years just to clear the rubble from the shattered capital Port-au-Prince.

President Rene Preval believes it will take far longer to rebuild after the earthquake, which claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people.

There are signs normality is beginning to return, with the main airport expected to re-open to commercial flights by the end of the week.

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