MSF : Haiti cholera outbreak response 'inadequate'

People covered their mouths as they walked past the dead in Haiti's capital

The response to a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed nearly 1,200 people has been "inadequate", a major medical charity says.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said despite the huge aid agency presence in Haiti, urgent needs were not being met.

It called for swift action to build latrines, provide safe water supplies, remove bodies and reassure frightened people that the disease is treatable.

The UN has called for an end to the riots which have followed the outbreak.