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Haiti Lies in Ruins; Grim Search for Untold Dead
Survivors strained desperately on Wednesday against the chunks of
concrete that buried this city along with thousands of its residents,
rich and poor, from shantytowns to the presidential palace, in the
devastating earthquake that struck late Tuesday afternoon.
And the poor who define this nation squatted in the streets, some
hurt and bloody, many more without food and water, close to piles of
covered corpses and rubble.
Limbs protruded from disintegrated concrete, muffled cries emanated
from deep inside the wrecks of buildings — many of them poorly
constructed in the first place — as Haiti struggled to grasp the
unknown toll from its worst earthquake in more than 200 years.
In the midst of the chaos, no one was able to offer an estimate of the
number of people who had been killed or injured, though there was
widespread concern that there were likely to be thousands of
casualties.
Survivors strained desperately on Wednesday against the chunks of
concrete that buried this city along with thousands of its residents,
rich and poor, from shantytowns to the presidential palace, in the
devastating earthquake that struck late Tuesday afternoon.
And the poor who define this nation squatted in the streets, some
hurt and bloody, many more without food and water, close to piles of
covered corpses and rubble.
Limbs protruded from disintegrated concrete, muffled cries emanated
from deep inside the wrecks of buildings — many of them poorly
constructed in the first place — as Haiti struggled to grasp the
unknown toll from its worst earthquake in more than 200 years.
In the midst of the chaos, no one was able to offer an estimate of the
number of people who had been killed or injured, though there was
widespread concern that there were likely to be thousands of
casualties.
SECRETARY-GENERAL
TOUCHES DOWN IN
QUAKE-DEVASTATED HAITI
TOUCHES DOWN IN
QUAKE-DEVASTATED HAITI
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Haiti,
which was struck by a catastrophic earthquake on
Tuesday, to show his solidarity with the people of the
impoverished Caribbean nation and assess for himself
the scale of the devastation.
The 7.0 magnitude tremors on 12 January are said to
have affected one third of Haiti's population of 9 million,
and the United Nations estimates that 10 per cent of
the buildings in the hardest-hit city, the capital,
Port-au-Prince, have been destroyed, leaving 300,000
people homeless.
Sunday January 17, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (UN News)
which was struck by a catastrophic earthquake on
Tuesday, to show his solidarity with the people of the
impoverished Caribbean nation and assess for himself
the scale of the devastation.
The 7.0 magnitude tremors on 12 January are said to
have affected one third of Haiti's population of 9 million,
and the United Nations estimates that 10 per cent of
the buildings in the hardest-hit city, the capital,
Port-au-Prince, have been destroyed, leaving 300,000
people homeless.
Sunday January 17, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (UN News)
HAITI / USNS COMFORT
24 January 2010
Since the arrival of the USNS Comfort
on Tuesday,the medical staff on board
have received over 250 patients and
performed more than 100 surgeries
with the assistance of state-of-the-art
medical equipment. MINUSTAH
24 January 2010
Since the arrival of the USNS Comfort
on Tuesday,the medical staff on board
have received over 250 patients and
performed more than 100 surgeries
with the assistance of state-of-the-art
medical equipment. MINUSTAH
HAITI / BUSINESS REOPENS
23 January 2010
Business in Port-au-Prince begins to
get back on its feet after last week's
earthquake devastated Haiti's capital.
MINUSTAH
23 January 2010
Business in Port-au-Prince begins to
get back on its feet after last week's
earthquake devastated Haiti's capital.
MINUSTAH
HAITI / EARTHQUAKE CLEANUP
23 January 2010
Cleanup is underway at the USAID
funded company CHF-KATA in the
Delmas neighborhood of
Port-au-Prince, Haiti following last
week's earthquake. MINUSTAH
23 January 2010
Cleanup is underway at the USAID
funded company CHF-KATA in the
Delmas neighborhood of
Port-au-Prince, Haiti following last
week's earthquake. MINUSTAH
GA / HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
22 January 2010
Addressing the GA before the adoption of
the resolution on the coordination of
humanitarian and disaster relief assistance,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells
Member States that Haitians are not looking
for "handouts", above everything else they
need jobs. UNTV
22 January 2010
Addressing the GA before the adoption of
the resolution on the coordination of
humanitarian and disaster relief assistance,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells
Member States that Haitians are not looking
for "handouts", above everything else they
need jobs. UNTV
UN / HAITI UPDATE (02:13)
22 January 2010
The Dominican Republic's Minister of
Foreign Affairs says that his country is
ready, "as they were from day one," to
continue helping Haiti. UNTV
22 January 2010
The Dominican Republic's Minister of
Foreign Affairs says that his country is
ready, "as they were from day one," to
continue helping Haiti. UNTV
HAITI / NIGHT PATROL (02:20)
22 January 2010
Peacekeepers patrol Cite Soleil, one of
the most troubled neighborhoods in
Port-au-Prince. The streets were
controlled by warlords until United
Nations peacekeepers liberated it from
gangs in 2008. MINUSTAH
22 January 2010
Peacekeepers patrol Cite Soleil, one of
the most troubled neighborhoods in
Port-au-Prince. The streets were
controlled by warlords until United
Nations peacekeepers liberated it from
gangs in 2008. MINUSTAH
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