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The people of Haiti struggle to find food and shelter after an earthquake devastated the country.

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A man sells live chickens in a crowd of displaced people in Port-au-Prince.

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A man runs through a cloud of concrete dust and smoke as crews with heavy machinery remove the remains of buildings downtown.

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January 19, 2010 - The charred church bell of the 1882 Church Perpetuelle lies in the street after the already seriously damaged building was burned last night.

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Looters on the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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A boy slides to a halt as he sees a body lying in his path. Looting was rampant on the main streets of Port-au-Prince after the earthquake that devastated the city.

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Sri Lankan soldiers distributed water from a UN truck in Leogande, Haiti.

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Orphans and children of displaced families face an uncertain future at the World Harvest Orphanage in Leogande, Haiti, to the south of Port-au-Prince, eight days after an earthquake devastated this area.

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Orphans and children of displaced families now living at the World Harvest Orphanage in Leogande, Haiti.

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Rice donated by the U.S., pinto beans from Canada and soy bean oil were handed out by an American relief agency called Eagle Wings Foundation.

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Rice donated by the U.S., pinto beans from Canada and soy bean oil were handed out by an American relief agency called Eagle Wings Foundation.

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Children play with a home-made kite at a camp for displaced persons in Jacmel, Haiti.

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Eight days after an earthquake devastated Haiti, women prepare meals of rice and beans in a camp for displaced persons in Jacmel, south of Port-au-Prince.

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Crowds of desperate people crowded the front of the Canadian Embassy hoping for some kind of assistance. Many held Canadian passports, while others hoped to have their cases looked at.

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January 18, 2010: Men in a Delmar neighborhood prepare lists of all of the people who need aid. They want to be ready to give it to officials if and when they come calling.

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January 19, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Many people came away with something in their arms, or on their motorcycles as crowds of looters grew too large for police to contain.

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Young boys play soccer in an open area of a professional soccer stadium which is being used as a refugee camp.

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One merchant was lucky to have National police standing by while he removed merchandise into waiting trucks.

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Until the crowds grew too large, a small group of city police tried to frighten looters, firing shots over the crowd.

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Jan. 20, 2010 - Isabelle Pierre-Loius, 7, is on a crowded bus with her family that will take her family to Jacmal. They joined the huge number of people who are trying to get out of Port-au-Prince.

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Following a 6.1 magnitude quake that shook the country just after 6 a.m. on January 20, 2010, looters were scavenging in shops in downtown Port-au-Prince as police were working up and down one of the main streets trying to get the desperate crowds to disperse.

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In her white dress, Stenlove Migine, 8, is walked home from her father's funeral earlier in the morning.

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