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I am Larry Chen in Beijing.

In this week's program, we will focus on the rescue efforts in quake-hit Haiti.

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More than a week after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, countries and international organizations are seeking to ramp up relief efforts in the Caribbean nation.

However, the situation in Haiti remains grim.

It is reported that food has reached only about 7.5 percent of those in need.

Blocked roads, mountainous terrain, collapsed infrastructure and disrupted telecommunications services have prevented aid from quickly reaching the victims.

Haunted by the growing threat of looting and violence, governments and aid organizations are expected to step up efforts to deliver aid to the most needy with the least delay.

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has delivered a message of hope to Haiti's quake victims.

He urged "strong and effective co-ordination" during a visit to his staff's devastated headquarters in Port-au-Prince.

"I am here to say we are with you, you are not alone, and help is already arriving … It requires a correspondingly massive response and help … We cannot waste one minute, one dollar and one person."

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council passed a resolution unanimously, backing Ban Ki-moon's call to increase the overall force levels of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti.

The move is to support the immediate recovery, reconstruction and stability efforts following the devastating earthquake that occurred on January 12th.

Meanwhile, international rescue teams are still clawing away at the rubble of collapsed buildings in the wrecked capital.

After being trapped for seven days, a young woman was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed supermarket.

The 25-year-old woman was saved by three rescue teams from Turkey, France and Haiti.

A member of the Turkish search and rescue team said he considered it a miracle.

"It is a great feeling. We just did this job for ages, and this is something like a miracle after these days. She is in perfect condition, and she smiles and she talks, and that is all that matters. We are so happy that she is alive."

As the relief effort gets underway in Haiti, European leaders have discussed ways to ensure the long-term reconstruction of the devastated Caribbean nation.

In London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the response to the earthquake was a test of the EU's ability to coordinate its efforts.

"It must not be not beyond our ability working together to make sure that we can rescue as many people possible, bring services back to the people of Haiti and begin the reconstruction of a country that for too long has been immersed in poverty and now in tragedy."

Meanwhile, aftershocks continued to jolt Haiti in the past week.

On Wednesday morning, the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince saw a 6.1-magnitude aftershock, the strongest one following the 7.3-magnitutde quake which occurred more than 10 days ago.

In spite of this, the aftershock did not cause any major destruction or slow the ongoing aid work.

CRI's correspondent in Haiti, Guo Yuxiang, has interviewed Huang Jianfa, head of China's rescue team.

"Mr. Huang says the rescue efforts in Haiti have been undergoing the most intensified international cooperation than before. This mission is also very special because the local government's coordination ability is limited. So cooperation and communication between rescue teams from different countries are important."

Guo quoted the head of China's rescue team by saying that so far Chinese rescuers have treated more than 2,500 victims and distributed medicine to more than 1600 people.　

Guo said that China's rescue efforts will switch to epidemic prevention as plagues are most likely to break out after deadly natural disasters.

Haiti's Civil Defense Department says the quake has killed 75,000 people, injured 250,000 others and left a million homeless.

According to Haitian officials, the final death toll may reach between 100,000 and 200,000. But relief workers warned the death toll could continue to increase.

And with that, we conclude this edition of CRI Roundup. If you have any comments or suggestions, or would like to listen to any of our programs, you can visit our website at Crienglish.com.

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