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US sending 10,000 troops to earthquake-hit Haiti
Up to 10,000 US troops will be on the ground or off the coast of Haiti by Monday to help deal with the earthquake aid effort, US defence officials say.
Aid distribution has begun, but logistics continue to be extremely difficult, UN officials say.
Tuesday’s earthquake has left as many as 50,000-100,000 people dead.
Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said more than 15,000 bodies had already been recovered and buried, French news agency AFP reported.
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