Massive Earthquake In Haiti(The worst
earthquake in 200 years - 7.0 in magnitude)
January 12th, the worst earthquake in 200 years - 7.0 in magnitude
struck less than ten miles from the Caribbean city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The initial quake was later followed by twelve aftershocks greater than
magnitude 5.0. Structures of all kinds were damaged or collapsed, from
shantytown homes to national landmarks. It is still very early in the
recovery effort, but millions are likely displaced, and thousands are feared
dead as rescue teams from all over the world are now descending
on Haiti to help where they are able.
A Haitian woman is covered in rubble on January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince
after a huge earthquake rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti,
toppling buildings and causing widespread damage and panic, officials
and AFP witnesses said. A tsunami alert was immediately issued for
the Caribbean region after the earthquake struck at 2153 GMT.
 2.People seek safety in the aftermath of a severe earthquake
on rue Capois in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on January 12th, 2010.  3.A body lies amid rubble on January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince
after a huge earthquake.  4.A fire breaks out near a building, which was damaged after
a major earthquake struck, in Port-au-Prince in this January 12, 2010 video grab.
 4.This photo provided by Carel Pedre shows people running past rubble of a
damaged building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.
The largest earthquake ever recorded in the area shook Haiti on Tuesday,
collapsing a hospital where people screamed for help.  6.Buildings are seen damaged in the neighborhood of Petionville, Port-Au-Prince
shortly after an earthquake hit Haiti, January 12, 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.  7.Anthony Guarino, a seismic analyst at the Caltech Seismological Laboratory,
shows the 7.0 earthquake peak from the Haiti earthquake at the laboratory
in Pasadena, California on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.
 8.A quake-destroyed building in the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
on January 12th, 2010.
 9.A man calls for help while being trapped at the Port-au-Prince University,
after a major earthquake struck, in Port-au-Prince in this January 13, 2010 video grab.
 10.Haitians walk past damaged buildings on January 12, 2010 in
Port-au-Prince Haiti after a huge earthquake.
 11.People walk along a street lined with buildings, which were destroyed
after a major earthquake struck, in Port-au-Prince in this January 12, 2010 video grab.
 12.Criss-cross cracking and other damage to a building is seen on January 12, 2010
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti after a huge earthquake.
 13.A view of the badly damaged presidential palace - the center portion
formerly 3 stories tall - after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
on January 13, 2010.  14.A Haitian woman is helped from the rubble of a damaged building
on January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince after a massive earthquake
struck the Caribbean nation.  15.A woman is helped to safety after being trapped in rubble
on January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  16.A person sits on the ground in front of a destroyed building in
Port-au-Prince after a huge earthquake on January 12, 2010.
17. Residents wait for medical treatment after an earthquake
in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010.
 18.A injured child receives medical treatment after an earthquake
in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010.
 19.People come to the aid of a wounded man on January 12, 2010
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 20. Residents search for victims after an earthquake in
Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010.
 21. This Jan. 12, 2010 photo shows an injured person being
tended to at Hotel Villa Creole in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean nation.
 22.Injured women wait on the floor at the emergency clinic of Petionville
on January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 23.Residents sleep in the street after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince
January 13, 2010.
 24.Displaced people carry a wounded man out of a clinic as aftershocks occur,
following a major earthquake on January 13, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  25.A man with two broken legs sits in the street amongst other wounded people,
following a major earthquake on January 13, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  26.People search for survivors amongst the ruins of the children's hospital,
following a major earthquake on January 13, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 27.Earthquake survivors sit on a bloody floor in an emergency clinic in
Petionville on January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 28.A woman faints in the arms of a medic in an emergency clinic in Petionville
on January 12, 2010 in earthquake-stricken Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  29.People search for survivors amongst the rubble of the Caribbean Super Market
in Delmas on January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 30.Elie Isaac, left, and Caleb Roseme, both of Norwich, Connecticut,
pray for the people of the Caribbean Islands, at the First Haitian Baptist Church
of Norwich, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Both men have family and friends in Haiti,
one of the countries hit by the largest earthquake to ever hit the Caribbean Islands.
 31.A father carries his duaghter after a major earthquake on January 12, 2010
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 32.An injured person is seen in the street after an earthquake hit Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. |