Haiti's Devastating Disaster

Haiti was rocked by the most damaging earthquake in the area's history. A look at the devastation in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince.

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  Help for Haiti

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  An injured woman is helped down the street after being rescued. Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies headed to Haiti Wednesday as governments and aid agencies launched a massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake that may have killed thousands.

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  Searching for Survivors

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  Haitians search a destroyed building

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  Fallen Hospital

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  People search for survivors amongst the ruins of the childrens hospital.

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  Where to Sleep?

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  Displaced people gather on Place Boyer in Petion-Ville to spend the night.

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  Earthquake Map

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  A member of the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam points on a screen, that shows earthquake alerts in the region of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince, on their own developed GEOFON software, an earthquake alert system.

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  Debris

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  Debris litters the street in Haiti.

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  Devastating...

  Haitian residents sit outside of a demolished building.

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  Hillary in Haiti

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  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton briefs reporters travelling with her on the earthquake in Haiti.

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  Out of the Rubble

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  An injured elderly woman is carried through the rubble in Port-au-Prince.

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  Help From Venezuela

  Venezuelan Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami speaks during a press conference to announce the departure of an aid mission to Port-au-Prince.

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  Rescue Efforts

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  Los Angeles County Fire Department urban search and rescue team members load U.S. Agency for International Development supplies to be flown to Haiti.

 

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