Haiti prime minister calls for unity, says post-quake divisions could bring down government

Bellerive is worried his government could face collapse

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Port-au-Prince: Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive is worried his government could face collapse as political opponents capitalize on its inability to respond strongly to the Jan. 12 earthquake.

The battered nation's second-in-command told The Associated Press in 40-minute interview that he has two immediate fears - how the 1.2 million people living in Port-au-Prince's streets, hillsides and gullies will deal with the impending rainy season and the danger of political divisiveness.

Bellerive said: "You have the feeling that everyone is trying to do his little part and accuse the other one of not doing his part," including Haitian politicians, international aid groups and the business community.

"Everyone is trying to create conflict when we have the same enemy right now: It's misery, it's disaster."

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