Haiti's Devastating Disaster

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Help for Haiti

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.

Searching for Survivors

Haitians search a destroyed building

Fallen Hospital

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

Where to Sleep?

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

Earthquake Map

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

Debris litters the street in Haiti.

Devastating…

Haitian residents sit outside of a demolished building.

Hillary in Haiti

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

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

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

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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