Haiti's Prime Minister says a death toll of 100 thousand people from the earthquake is a very conservative estimate.

The remark comes as the devastation unfolds some are saved, more are confirmed dead, and the chance of finding survivors dims.

In shock and anguish, they are the lucky few who have been pulled out of collapsed buildings by international rescuers.

What used to be their home for generations is now just rubble.

That brings not just physical injury but psychological wounds. Five days after the quake, the chance of finding their loved ones is dimming by the hour.

Patrick Blachet, Factory, Owner, said, "Up until yesterday we heard voices - last night no-one told me that they heard voices."

Haiti's Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said a death toll of 100-thousand would now only seem to be "the minimum". His interior minister even puts the toll at twice as many.

Another 250-thousand people are feared injured and more than a million homeless.

Among the recovered bodies are veteran diplomat Hedi Annabi ... head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti.

His body was recovered by a Chinese rescue team. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called Annabi "a true citizen of the world."

One hundred UN personnel who worked at the UN headquarters are missing, believed buried. It's feared this will be the biggest loss UN missions have ever suffered.

Rescuers say a lack of drinking water, gasoline and means to disinfect dead bodies could hamper rescue efforts in the coming days.

(CCTV January 18, 2010)