Haiti in pictures #2

•January 16, 2010 • Leave a Comment
QUAKE-HAITI International Disaster

Residents rest on the street after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

QUAKE-HAITI

Residents help a survivor from the Montana hotel after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. A major earthquake rocked Haiti and its president said he feared thousands were dead after the presidential palace, schools, hospitals and hillside shanties collapsed, leaving the Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

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Thousands of people have lost their homes when a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. This photo was taken on 14 January 2010 and shows people that have spent the night out doors, either because they lost their homes or because they are afraid of aftershocks which might destroy their houses.

Haiti Earthquake

Residents search for victims after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

Injured people rest outside Port-au-Prince's cathedral after an earthquake January 13, 2010. A major earthquake rocked Haiti and its president said he feared thousands were dead after the presidential palace, schools, hospitals and hillside shanties collapsed, leaving the Caribbean nation appealing for international help. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

Haiti Earthquake

A group of volunteers move aid supplies from a truck to a Venezuelan Army plane as it prepares to leave for Haiti at the Simon Bolivar airport in Caracas January 13, 2010

Haiti Earthquake

Resident search for survivors among the debris after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. A major earthquake rocked Haiti and its president said he feared thousands were dead after the presidential palace, schools, hospitals and hillside shanties collapsed, leaving the Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

Haiti Earthquake

A injured child receives medical treatment after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

Haiti Earthquake

A injured resident waits for medical attention after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.