By Kevin Pina

Demonstrators demand restitution and reparations as French president Sarkozy arrives by helicopter.

Port au Prince, Haiti – HIP — Thousands of supporters of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide took to the streets on Wednesday as French president Nicolas Sarkozy toured the earthquake ravaged capital of Port au Prince. Holding pictures of the ousted president aloft they chanted for France to pay more then 21 billion dollars in restitution and reparations and to return Aristide as Sarkozy’s helicopter landed near Haiti’s quake damaged national palace.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s press conference in Haiti (Feb 17th 2010)
Conférences de Presse du Président Français Nicolas Sarkozy en Haïti (17 Fév 2010)

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France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, walks past the honor guard with Haiti’s President Rene Preval upon Sarkozy’s arrival at the Haiti International Airport in Port-au-Prince, 17 Feb 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, where he is expected to announce a substantial aid package to help the former French colony rebuild.

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French firemen pulled a 25-year-old man alive from the ruins of a shop in Port-au-Prince on Saturday, hours after the Haitian government said search-and-rescue teams were curtailing their missions to focus on relief efforts.

Source: France24 (English)

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It is five days since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, spreading fear and misery across an already fragile nation.

After a relatively slow start, US forces appear to be taking the lead in organising international aid efforts on the ground.

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