Although millions have been donated for relief, delivery of critical supplies to earthquake-stricken Haiti is proceeding slowly.

The Haitian people, as well as the thousands of foreign missionaries and aid workers trapped in the country’s capital, are entering day three without food or water. Supply pallets have piled up by the tons in the Port-au-Prince airport with no way to reach the hardest hit communities. [ABC News]

With no water or food, many Haitians are growing desperate and angry. Relief workers reported are becoming fearful of potential violence.

United Nations peacekeepers patrolling the capital said people’s anger is rising that aid hasn’t been distributed quickly, and the Brazilian military warned aid convoys to add security to guard against looting. [CBS News]

With Haiti’s port destroyed, its roads blocked by debris, and its airport limited in capacity, few organizations other than military forces have the means to get through with the needed tons of supplies.  A State Department spokesperson made the surprising admission that, “Up until now we’ve been delivering assistance through a garden hose.”  Why that has been the case, when the world knew in advance the problems with Haiti’s infrastructure, remains unclear.