11 Apr 2010

Haiti quake victims being moved from camp

2:32 pm on 11 April 2010

Authorities in Haiti have begun moving victims of January's earthquake from an emergency camp in Port au Prince to a new settlement north of the capital.

Worsening weather has threatened the camp with landslides and flooding during the rainy season, the BBC reports

Initially, 100 people will be moved, a practice run of shifting thousands from more dangerous parts of the site.

Facilities such as a school and better sanitation are in place at the new settlement, a BBC correspondent says.