Haiti in Photos: A Year Later

A year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, its residents, many of whom are without homes, are trying to pick up the pieces.

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  Palace in Ruins

  The Presidential Palace stands in ruins behind a wall supporting former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, twice ousted in U.S.-backed coups d'état.
  
  Captions and photos by Tony Savino

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  Power of Prayer

  A woman prays before a crucifix in front of the National Cathedral.

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  Faded Advertisements

  A man walks in front of a sign advertising skin-lightening cream.

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  Doctor Visit

  A boy at a tent behind Port-au-Prince's General Hospital after receiving help from international doctors.

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  Playing in Pétionville

  Girls play at a camp for displaced persons in Pétionville.

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  Bare Necessities

  A girl fetches water in Pétionville.

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  Ruins

  A house in the Bel Air section of Port-au-Prince.

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  Kids in Haiti

  Boys play in front of a mural depicting progressive luminaries and the Last Supper in Port-au-Prince.

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  In the Shadow of the Palace

  A camp for displaced persons in front of the Presidential Palace.

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  Food Line

  Children lined up for food at a church.

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  Making Do

  A young woman fixes her hair in a broken mirror at a camp in Port-au-Prince.

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  Innocence Not Lost

  Children at a camp in Port-au-Prince.

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  Jumping Rope

  Children jumping rope at a Port-au-Prince camp.

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  Sad Reminders

  A woman holds photos of her daughter, whose body remains in the wrecked house behind her.

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  'La Ville'

  Downtown Port-au-Prince.

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  Teenage Gossip

  Teenage girls joke as they apply nail polish in a camp for displaced persons in Pétionville.

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  Waiting for Treatment

  People wait outside a clinic staffed by the French Red Cross.

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  Brushing Teeth

  Girls brush their teeth at a water tank at a camp in Pétionville.

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  Solidarity

  Girls hold hands at a camp in the Canapé-Vert neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.

 

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