Haitians set up impromptu tent cities in Port-au-Prince. Much of Port-au-Prince was reduced to rubble by the quake on January 12, but the airport was operational, opening the way for international relief aid to be ferried in by air as well as by sea.
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A boy stands at an open area camp where people are staying after the earthquake.
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Local residents wander amidst the ruins of their hometown. More than 30 aftershocks struck the capital, where more than two million people live, most in the grip of poverty.
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A man makes his way amidst lifeless bodies outside the morgue.
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Bodies of earthquake victims lay on a street in Port-au-Prince.
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People search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building.
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A boy sits next to the remains of a destroyed school.
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Survivors gather outside Haiti's National Palace, which was damaged by the earthquake.
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A before and after shot of Haiti's National Palace in Port-au-Prince.
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People carry a body through the streets of Port-au-Prince.
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Injured people are transported by truck.
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Residents pass by collapsed buildings.
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A man carries an injured child outside Hotel Villa Creole.
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An injured child receives medical treatment.
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