Haiti Earthquake, Survivors and Devastation

A Haitian woman is helped from the rubble of a damaged building in Port-au-Prince after a huge earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti, 12 Jan 2010 – AFP

A general view of the Presidential Palace, which was severely damaged by a massive earthquake that rocked Haiti, in Port-au-Prince, 12 Jan 2010 – AFP

Handout photo released by the American Red Cross shows earthquake survivors gathered together in a shantytown on the outskirts of Port au Prince, Haiti, 13 Jan 2010 – AFP

Local residents stay amidst the ruins of their hometown hours after the earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince, 13 Jan 2010 – AFP

This United Nations TV video grab handout shows an unidetified man as he is rescued in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 13 Jan 2010 – AFP

Marie Jacinthe LeValle in Miami, Florida, cries while awaiting news from her native Haiti, 13 Jan 2010 – AFP

A small group of parishioners in Miami, Florida, hold a prayer service for earthquake victims at the Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church in the Little Haiti neighborhood, 13 Jan 2010 – AFP

Handout photo provided by the MINUSTAH mission shows two Haitians using crowbars, shovels and their hands to clear rubble in an attempt to reach survivors at the Montana hotel, 14 Jan 2010 – AFP

Handout photo provided by the MINUSTAH mission shows two Haitians using crowbars, shovels and their hands to clear rubble in an attempt to reach survivors at the Montana hotel, 14 Jan 2010 – AFP

Sailors load supplies aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) in Little Creek, Virginia, 13 Jan 2010 – AFP

People look at bodies along the road in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 13 Jan 2010 – AFP