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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Relief supplies and medical help continue to Haiti

A woman and child receive meal donations from the United Sikhs humanitarian group in Port-au-Prince January 24, 2010. A mild earthquake measuring 4.7 in magnitude struck Haiti on Sunday, 20 miles (30 km) west of the capital Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.



PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 24: A woman walks past a church that was damaged during the massive earthquake on January 24, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Many church services today were held outdoors due to most churches being damaged. Relief supplies and medical help continue to arrive as governments and aid agencies launched the massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake that may have killed over a hundred thousand.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 24: People look for items to salvage from a building destroyed during the massive earthquake on January 24, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Relief supplies and medical help continue to arrive as governments and aid agencies launched the massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake that may have killed over a hundred thousand.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 24: U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne walk past a group of people gathered looking for work on January 24, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Relief supplies and medical help continue to arrive as governments and aid agencies launched the massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake that may have killed over a hundred thousand.


photo: Reuters, Gettyimages