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U.S. subject planes filled with civilian contractors and supplies person begun landing successful Haiti, paving the mode for a seven-nation information mission, led by Kenya, to deploy to the troubled Caribbean federation successful the coming weeks, American officials say.

But adjacent arsenic the information concern worsens and millions of Haitians spell hungry, a military-style deployment that is estimated to outgo $600 cardinal has conscionable a fraction of the backing required.

Biden medication officials would not accidental whether a precise day for the deployment day had been set. The Kenyan authorities did not respond to requests for comment.

Several flights from Charleston Air Force Base successful South Carolina person landed astatine Toussaint Louverture International Airport successful Port-au-Prince, the capital, successful the past week, according to the U.S. Southern Command.

Contractors were being flown successful to assistance unafraid the airdrome earlier gathering a basal of operations determination for the planetary information force. More planes carrying operation contractors and instrumentality were expected successful the coming days.

“The deployment of the multinational information enactment ngo successful Haiti is urgent, and we’re doing each we tin to beforehand that goal,” Brian A. Nichols, adjunct caput of authorities for Western Hemisphere affairs, told reporters past week. “Every time that goes by is simply a mislaid accidental to supply greater information for the Haitian people. And that’s wherefore we’re doing everything we can, on with our Kenyan partners to beforehand that.”