Haiti Declares Search and Rescue Phase Over

U.N. officials say Haiti's government has declared the search and rescue phase over in the earthquake-ravaged country, while efforts to deliver food, water and medical care are increasing, as thousands of Haitians leave Port-au-Prince for tent cities being built outside the capital.

In a statement Friday, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said international teams rescued a total of 132 people from the rubble.

Rescuers pulled out two more survivors from collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince Friday - an 84-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man - 10 days after the earthquake that devastated the capital and surrounding areas.

The U.N. says the Haitian government has confirmed more than 110,000 deaths, though the final toll is expected to reach 200,000.

On Saturday, Haitians gathered for the funeral of the archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Joseph Serge Miot, near the ruins of his cathedral.

Up to 1.5 million Haitians lost their homes in the quake, and many are still waiting for relief.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict, sent a letter to Haitian President Rene Preval this week, calling for calm on the streets so that international aid can reach those who need it.

As aid workers battle damage to roads and other tough conditions to get relief to victims, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reports the number of people leaving the capital is increasing.

Thousands of Haitians streamed out of Port-au-Prince Friday as the government promised to move more than 400,000 people into tent cities being set up outside the capital.

Life in Port-au-Prince remains grim. Many survivors have been living in overcrowded settlements with little or no water, food or sanitation.

The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Rajiv Shah, returns to Haiti Saturday for a first-hand look at efforts to assist the victims.

The U.S. Defense Department says by Sunday there will be 20,000 American military personnel taking part in relief efforts in Haiti, on land or from ships offshore. They are flying in supplies, evacuating the seriously injured and protecting aid distribution.

The United States has sharply rejected accusations by countries such as Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela that U.S. troops are occupying Haiti.

The deputy permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations, Alejandro Wolff, said Friday that the U.S. is in Haiti at the request of Haiti's government and has only humanitarian interests in mind.