U.N. appeals to world for aid to storm-ravaged Haiti

JEREMIE, Haiti — The U.N. humanitarian coordinator made an emergency appeal Monday for nearly $120 million in aid to devastated Haiti on as local aid officials struggled to get food, medicine and water to increasingly desperate communities still isolated almost a week after the blow from Hurricane Matthew.

Power was still out, water and food were scarce, and officials said young men in villages along the road between the hard-hit cities of Les Cayes and Jeremie were putting up blockades of rocks…READ MORE