Women dominated most of the lines with men standing in the background, helping to cart off the large pieces of plastic and tape, which could form a waterproof shelter.

The distribution was organized by the International Organization for Migration, a UN agency.

The group is running shelter material events on an almost daily basis as the need becomes increasingly urgent with thousands living in tent camps and the rainy season fast closing in.

Although scuffles over materials have broken out at several shelter distributions lately, the distribution was quiet.


Experts estimate that Haiti ´s quake left over one million people homeless.