A destroyed building in the Delmas neighborhood. A destroyed building in the Delmas neighborhood in Port Au Prince. The neighborhood was hit hard by the earthquake.
A mass graves that stood on the outskirts of Port au Prince. A leg from a corpse juts to the sky in one of the mass graves that stood on the outskirts of Port au Prince. So many people died after the earthquake that many were buried in mass graves or simply thrown in piles on this dirt heap.
Haiti, Port au Prince Haiti, Port au Prince.
Port Au Prince; two weeks after the earthquake. American troops are simultaneously cheered and jeered by Haitian youths on the streets of Port Au Prince two weeks after the earthquake.
Haitians line up to receive food aid Haitians line up to receive food aid from an Irish Aid Agency. The United Nations pledged to feed an estimated 2 million hungry people in an estimated two weeks. Women were targeted in this program, given tickets and a total of approximately 15 distribution centers were organized throughout the nation's capitol. On this first day the distribution went smoothly at this location with little struggles or fighting.
People moving through the rubble. People moving through the rubble of downtown Port Au Prince.
A man stands in the middle of the wreckage. A man stands in the middle of the wreckage that is now downtown Port au Prince, Haiti. The man was asking for payment for the pictures that the various photographers were making of him.
Destine Ansy, a worker in the National Cemetery. Destine Ansy, a worker in the National Cemetery, raises his sunglasses to get a good look at a pile of human ashes that lay on a path in the resting place for many Haitians in the capital city. Ansy does general work in the cemetery and said they had to burn dead people because there were so many dead people after the earthquake.
Rolls Colas rests against his hearse. Rolls Colas rests against his hearse in the National Cemetery in Port au Prince, Haiti. Colas runs the Rolls Funeral home and had delivered a body to the cemetery that afternoon, several weeks after the earthquake.
Downtown Port au Prince A noose hangs in front of a store in downtown Port au Prince, Haiti.
Sebastian La Mothe, 8 Sebastian La Mothe, 8, spent 3 days under the rubble of his home before he was dragged out. His right leg was amputated at the Adventist Hospital in Port Au Prince. Sebastian's father had abandoned him before the earthquake and his mother was killed in the disaster, but his aunt and her husband paid to have him extracted from the rubble.
Haitian National Police. Haitian National Police sit on a bench in front of their makeshift police station in downtown Port au Prince, Haiti. The police didn't want their picture taken, but when I offered to give them the positive polaroid picture they gladly changed their mind.
Haitian National Police gather a group of 'looters' or 'salvagers' and confront them. In some of these instances the looters are shot, but in many cases they are let go, especially when Western media are present.
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A man suspected of 'looting' A man suspected of 'looting' by the Haitian National Police is grabbed and made to lie face down on the ground as the police try to figure out what to do with the men. This time the police let the men go free.
Port au Prince Port au Prince.
Port Au Prince, Haiti A man looks the remains of human being that was burned on the street after the earthquake.
Porte au Prince Man with doll.
Rue du L'Eterrement A house sits half destroyed on the Rue du L'Eterrement. Thousands of houses and structures were destroyed in the massive earthquake that struck Haiti this past January.
Outside of the main harbor in Port-au-Prince. Outside of the main harbor in Port-au-Prince thousands of Haitian refugees try to flee the country by boats. Waiting for days for rescue ships to arrive. People are starving and desperate to find a safe place to stay. Even two to three weeks after the disaster thousands of people are still staying in the streets so that many chose to leave for the provinces where they have family or stronger roots. Refugees wait for a small boat to take them to the ships which will help them get out of the capital city.
A United Nations group from Argentina A woman carries a basket on her head as a United Nations group from Argentina prepares to help with food distribution in Port Au Prince. The UN started to deliver two scoops of rice in the shirt of each person who lined up. This process almost caused a riot as members of the community began to throw rocks and everyone started to run. Many of the people who were receiving the rice felt insulted that there were no bags in which to put the rice that was being distributed.
Port au Prince Port au Prince.
Men and women line up for food distribution. Men and women line up for food distribution as a United Nations group from Argentina prepares to help with food distribution in Port Au Prince. On this day the UN troops began to deliver two scoops of rice in the shirt of each person who lined up. This process almost caused a riot as members of the community began to throw rocks and everyone started to run. Many of the people who were receiving the rice felt insulted that there were no bags in which to put the rice that was being distributed.
Port au Prince Port au Prince.
Petionville Refugee Camp Cadel Ernst, Jean Evans and Adras Joseph Vulues pose for their photograph in the the Petionville Refugee Camp which is located on a golf course that is part of the Petillonville Country Club. The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Armed Forces is helping to give food, water and medical assistance. It is estimated that in excess of 50-70,000 people are currently residing in the camp. It is one of the largest refugee camps in Port Au Prince.
A woman tries to put out a fire. A woman tries to put out a fire that consumed a large portion of the central market in downtown Port au Prince.
