People in Need coordinator due in Haiti

The People in Need charity said its most experienced aid coordinator should arrive in earthquake-hit Haiti on Sunday. The charity is working there in partnership with the Irish charity Concern. In a statement released on Sunday, People in Need warned of the threat of increasing unrest in the stricken Caribbean country. An appeal for donations by the Czech charity has so far raised around 6.0 million crowns. It already released 2.6 million crowns aimed at providing medicine, food and water to victims. The Adra charity said it had collected 3.0 million crowns and an appeal by the Catholic Church in Olomouc raised 2.5 million crowns by Friday.