Surgeons set to operate on earthquake baby

Landina Seignon had been due to undergo surgery at Port-au-Prince's Trinity hospital when the quake struck and she was buried for two days.

Even after her rescue, her injuries were so serious one of her arms had to be amputated, leaving medics warning that her chances of survival were slim.

But more than three weeks later, having survived against the odds, she was flown more than 4,000 miles to the UK for a life-saving operation.

Richard Hayward, professor of paediatric surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital, said the medical team was "cautiously optimistic" about her chances.

"She is an incredibly robust little baby who has gone through so much already but she is bright, alert and healthy," he said.

The tot, whose mother disappeared in the quake, is due to have some dead bone removed from her skull following a burn.

The costs are being met by the charity Facing the World

She arrived in the UK last Friday and is expected to stay in the country for several months while skin grafts to her head heal and she convalesces. After that, she is due to return to Haiti.