Civil war warning

Haiti's former interim leader has warned that the crisis gripping the cholera-hit country could turn into a civil war.



At the moment Haiti is trying to resolve disputed elections, attempting to bring the cholera outbreak under control, and seeking to rebuild its quake-ravaged infrastructure.



Boniface Alexandre, who served as interim president from 2004 to 2006, says the electoral process could lead to a civil war.



The Provisional Electoral Council promised a recount of the November 28 election ballots after official results set off charges of fraud and rioting by angry supporters of a losing candidate.



A top official of the Organisation of American States (OAS) says Haiti has granted experts full access to verify the results of the disputed presidential elections.



A first OAS team of six experts was scheduled to fly to Haiti today.