as unable to accept
aid shipments for the first week. The airport's control tower was damagedand the US military had to
set up a new control center with generators to get the airport prepared for aid
flights. Aid has been delivered to Port-au-Prince by numerous nations and
voluntary groups as part of a global relief effort. On Wednesday, January 20,
2010, an aftershock rated at a magnitude of 5.9 caused additional damage
