Haiti flood death toll rises to 2,400
/More than a week after devastating floods hit
northern Haiti, aid workers are still struggling to feed thousands of
people and the death toll continues to rise as reports come in from
outlying areas. The estimated toll from the floods triggered by
tropical storm Jeanne rose to about 2,400 after a parish priest
reported a "total disaster" in small towns in Poteau, a region outside
Gonaives. In Gonaives, young men grabbed food from an aid convoy and
others robbed women for bags of rice. Aid workers, backed by armed UN
peacekeepers, increased the number of distribution points for emergency
supplies in the port city of 200,000 people, but still faced tense
crowds. Men complained about a policy of distributing food only to
women, who are traditionally responsible for feeding their households,
and many women despaired of getting clean water for drinking and
cooking, resorting to muddy wells. [more 
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