Haiti pleas for help

Haiti is this afternoon pleading for help in its Hurricane recovery efforts.



Hurricane Ike dumped thousands of gallons of rain on Haiti on the weekend.



The country has endured four tropical storms associated with four systems in the last three weeks.



The destruction in Haiti has been described as catastrophic.



The newly installed Prime Minister, Michele Pierre Louis, has launched a fresh appeal for international aid.



He wants more helicopters to bring those left stranded by the floods to safety.



Police said 500 people were confirmed dead from recent Tropical Storm Hanna, while others were still missing and the number could rise.