Tsumani hit Japan

Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves

Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded 

A strong earthquakes hit Japan

Light planes and vehicles swept by a tsumani that struck Japan

Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake triggering a 13-foot tsunami

Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake triggering a 13-foot tsunami

A U.N. police officer unties the hands of a boy

A U.N. police officer unties the hands of a boy who took part in looting in downtown Port-au-Prince.
Credit: REUTERS/St Felix Evens

A looter leaves a damaged building through a hole in a wall

A looter leaves a damaged building through a hole in a wall in downtown Port-au-Prince. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A woman puts her hand near a crack on a wall

A woman puts her hand near a crack on a wall as she waits for food distribution in Port-au-Prince, Haiti .
Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A Haitian man's shadow is cast as he walks past graffiti

A Haitian man's shadow is cast as he walks past graffiti in Port-au-Prince. 
Credit: REUTERS/Jorge Silva

A boy looks at the camera during a Sunday church service

A boy looks at the camera during a Sunday church service outside a displacement camp in Port-au-Prince January 24, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Tomas Bravo

A young woman carries a bag that she found

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A young woman carries a bag that she found , on the roof of a building overlooking Port-au-Prince.

People wash off in water spraying from a pipe

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People wash off in water spraying from a pipe that broke during a magnitude-6.1 aftershock in Port-au-Prince

Elephants that are used to collect money for victims of the recent Haiti earthquake are seen in Bangkok

Elephants that are used to collect money for victims of the recent Haiti earthquake are seen in Bangkok

An elephant carries a basket to collect money for victims

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An elephant carries a basket to collect money for victims of the recent Haiti earthquake, in Bangkok

Haiti rescues

Haiti rescues

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Scenes from Port-au-Prince (Emiliano Larizza )

Photograph: Emiliano Larizza /Contrasto / eyevine


Scenes from Port-au-Prince

A private security guard stands outside a burning store in downtown Port-au-Prince

A private security guard stands outside a burning store in downtown Port-au-Prince 
Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A group of Chinese students hold a candlelight vigil for the Haiti quake victims

A group of Chinese students hold a candlelight vigil for the Haiti quake victims, in Hanshan, east China's Anhui province

Haiti earthquake

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A Haitian policeman disperses looters from stores in Port-au-Prince.

A Haitian policeman disperses looters from stores in Port-au-Prince.
REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Looters fight for goods taken from a destroyed store in Port-au-Prince

Looters fight for goods taken from a destroyed store in Port-au-Prince 
REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Donations from Gaza children to Haiti

Palestinians take part in a rally in Gaza City to show solidarity for Haiti !
REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

A boy drinks water from a pipe

A boy drinks water from a pipe at a water distribution point in Cite du Soleil, Port-au-Prince, January 18, 2010.

REUTERS/Carlos Barria