January 14, 2010
Haiti from above
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Desperately needed aid from around the world slowly made its way Thursday into Haiti, where a leadership vacuum left rescuers scrambling on their own to save the trapped and injured and get relief supplies into the capital.
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Haitians set up impromtu tent cities on Jan. 13, throughout the capital after an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked the Haitian capital on Jan. 12. Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi
Homes affected by the earthquake lie in ruins in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 13. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Tuesday. AP / United Nations / Logan Abassi
The United Nations headquarters in seen damaged by an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 13. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Tuesday. AP / United Nations / Logan Abassi
An aerial view of the U.N. headquarters in Haiti shows the devastation caused by an earthquake measuring. Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi
The view from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft during an overflight assessment above Port-au-Prince as displaced people gather on a field on Jan. 13, in Port-au-Prince. Getty Images / U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen
People congregate in an empty field in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Jan. 13 as viewed from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Getty Images / U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen
The Haitian national palace shows heavy damage after the earthquake. Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi
A satellite image by GeoEye shows the centre of Port-au-Prince with the Presidential Palace (C-R) and the surrounding area following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Jan. 12. AFP / Getty Images / GeoEye
The view of the shipping port in Port-au-Prince from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft during an overflight assessment on Jan. 13. Getty Images / U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen
The downtown core of Port-au-Prince shows severe damage after an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked the Haitian capital on Jan. 12. Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi
A poor neighbourhood shows the damage after the earthquake leveled much of Port-au-Prince. Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi
An aerial photo made during a joint Red Cross Red Crescent/ ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Organization) aerial assessment mission on Jan. 13, shows survivors gathered in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince after Tuesday's devestating earthquake. AP / American Red Cross
An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows collapsed buildings in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13. AP / American Red Cross
An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows survivors gathered around bodies in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13. AP / American Red Cross
An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows the flattened cathedral in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13. AP / American Red Cross
An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows earthquake devastation in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13. AP / American Red Cross
An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows a tent city of survivors in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13. AP / American Red Cross
An aerial view of Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13 not long after the earthquake struck. AFP / Getty Images / Juan Barreto
An aerial view of Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13, not long after the earthquake struck. AFP / Getty Images / Juan Barreto
An aerial view of Port-au-Prince on Jan. 13 not long after the earthquake struck. AFP / Getty Images / Juan Barreto