Long lines for limited food aid

Hundreds of Haitians stood in long lines, and others had walked for hours throughout the week to receive the United Nations and regional food aid pouring into the country after a spate of deadly riots.

Haitian officials handed out 1,000 bags of U.N.-bought food in Cite Soleil, a huge seaside slum on the eastern edge of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Aid was limited to women older than 57 and the disabled, and at least 50 people in line were turned away.

More than half of Haiti’s nearly 9 million people live on less than $2 a day, and the rise in food prices has deepened the country’s misery. At least seven people were killed in the food riots this month. The riots also were a setback to international efforts to stabilize the country, U.N. envoy Hedi Annabi said.