**US President Barack Obama has warned of a second disaster in Haiti, saying people should be under no illusion that the crisis there is over.**Mr Obama said the situation in Haiti “remained dire” almost two months after the earthquake struck.
He was speaking after talks with Haitian President Rene Preval in Washington.
President Obama told Mr Preval that the US would continue to help Haiti in its recovery and reconstruction efforts.
He praised Mr Preval for being a “profile in courage” in the aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude quake.
Mr Obama said there remained a desperate need for humanitarian help, especially as seasonal rains could threaten the more than a million Haitians left homeless by the quake on 12 January.
President Preval thanked the US for the material and moral support it had provided.
He also called for the creation of a United Nations rapid response team to provide humanitarian help when natural disasters struck.