Thursday, January 21, 2010
Big Picture - Photos of Haiti: Haiti 48 hours later
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:
Two days after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck beneath Port-au-Prince, Haiti, some of the massive damage is becoming more apparent. Rescue teams are arriving, aid groups are trying their best to battle huge logistical challenges, bodies are being identified, and some medical care is being given. Rescue teams from all over the world have joined the recovery effort, as the United States pledged $100 million in relief efforts. The Red Cross ventured an estimate of up to 50,000 deaths, as bodies at the local morgues overflowed into the streets. Collected here are some more scenes from this devastated region. (34 photos total)
Rescue dogs are seen in their enclosure before leaving for Haiti at the Torrejon military airbase in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010. Firefighters without Borders, the International Red Cross and other aid groups said they are preparing a major disaster relief effort in Haiti after a powerful earthquake struck the capital.
photo credit: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP
A man steps carefully through lifeless bodies piled outside the morgue in Port-au-Prince
photo credit: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
Two year old Redjeson Hausteen Claude reacts to his mother Daphnee Plaisin, after he was rescued from a collapsed home by Belgian and Spanish rescuers in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake in Port-au-Prince.
photo credit: Gerald Herbert/AP
View the rest of the “Haiti 48 hours later” images here in glorious HD size.
