Crosswalk.com: Despite looting and logistical hurdles, World Vision relief workers are hard at work in Haiti, distributing emergency kits and helping the World Food Program supply food to thousands of people devastated by Hurricane Jeanne.
Heavy rains from Jeanne -- at the time, classified as a Tropical Storm -- pounded Haiti's northern region and sent deadly mudslides through towns and villages on Sept. 18-19. The government puts the death toll at around 1,600 -- most occurring in the hardest hit city of Gonaives.
World Vision has been concentrating on delivering more than 2,200 emergency family kits, which include water containers and purification tablets, along with mattresses, cooking utensils, soap, towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs and other personal items.
