Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Big Picture - Photos of Haiti: Earthquake in Haiti
Boston.com’s Big Picture has long published fascinating photos which are oversized (approximately 1000 pixels wide), so much the better for viewing. Here are a few pictures of the situation in Haiti:
Tuesday afternoon, January 12th, the worst earthquake in 200 years - 7.0 in magnitude - struck less than ten miles from the Caribbean city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The initial quake was later followed by twelve aftershocks greater than magnitude 5.0. Structures of all kinds were damaged or collapsed, from shantytown homes to national landmarks. It is still very early in the recovery effort, but millions are likely displaced, and thousands are feared dead as rescue teams from all over the world are now descending on Haiti to help where they are able. As this is a developing subject, I will be adding photos to this entry over the next few days, but at the moment, here is a collection of photos from Haiti over the past 24 hours. (48 photos total)
A injured child receives medical treatment.
photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
An injured person is seen in the street after an earthquake hit Port-au-Prince.
photo credit: Jorge Cruz/AP
An injured woman is helped after being rescued in Port-au-Prince
photo credit: Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images
View the rest of the “Earthquake in Haiti” images here in glorious HD size.
