The Sydney Morning Herald logo
Advertisement
World

This was published 16 years ago

Haiti quake

Gallery icon41 Images

Images of the aftermath of the massive and destructive Haiti earthquake.

Cindy Terasme screams after seeing the feet of her dead 14-year-old brother Jean Gaelle Dersmorne in the rubble of the collapsed St. Gerard School in Port-au-Prince.

1/41

Cindy Terasme screams after seeing the feet of her dead 14-year-old brother Jean Gaelle Dersmorne in the rubble of the collapsed St. Gerard School in Port-au-Prince.Credit:AP

A man looks for a body among hundreds of earthquake victims at the morgue in Port-au-Prince.

2/41

A man looks for a body among hundreds of earthquake victims at the morgue in Port-au-Prince.Credit:AP

A resident sitsamid the debris.

3/41

A resident sitsamid the debris.Credit:Reuters

A Chilean UN peacekeeper works in the rubble of the Montana Hotel searching for victims.

4/41

A Chilean UN peacekeeper works in the rubble of the Montana Hotel searching for victims.Credit:AP

Advertisement
A man carries an injured child outside Hotel Villa Creole.

5/41

A man carries an injured child outside Hotel Villa Creole.Credit:AP

An earthquake victim in Port-au-Prince.

6/41

An earthquake victim in Port-au-Prince.Credit:REUTERS TV

A house which collapsed in Thomassin, 19 km east of Port-au-Prince.

7/41

A house which collapsed in Thomassin, 19 km east of Port-au-Prince.Credit:Reuters

Dr. Paige Morgan, seismologist at the California Institute of Technology, shows a map of Haiti's earthquake epicentre.

8/41

Dr. Paige Morgan, seismologist at the California Institute of Technology, shows a map of Haiti's earthquake epicentre.Credit:AP

People carry an injured person in Port-au-Prince.

9/41

People carry an injured person in Port-au-Prince.Credit:AP

Most buildings in Port-au-Prince were destroyed by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, including churches, hospitals and schools.

10/41

Most buildings in Port-au-Prince were destroyed by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, including churches, hospitals and schools.Credit:

Up to 100,000 people were feared killed in early estimates following the calamity.

11/41

Up to 100,000 people were feared killed in early estimates following the calamity.Credit:HO

Already reliant on international aid, impoverished Haiti will now require a massive injection of food and supplies.

12/41

Already reliant on international aid, impoverished Haiti will now require a massive injection of food and supplies.Credit:AFP

Buildings are seen damaged in the neighbourhood of Petionville, Port-Au-Prince.

13/41

Buildings are seen damaged in the neighbourhood of Petionville, Port-Au-Prince.Credit:Reuters

Scenes of chaos gripped the streets of the capital with people sobbing and wandering dazed amid the rubble of the impoverished city.

14/41

Scenes of chaos gripped the streets of the capital with people sobbing and wandering dazed amid the rubble of the impoverished city.Credit:Reuters

Advertisement
The death toll in Haiti's catastrophic earthquake could run to tens of thousands, the country's president said on Wednesday.

15/41

The death toll in Haiti's catastrophic earthquake could run to tens of thousands, the country's president said on Wednesday.Credit:EDUARDO MUNOZ

Resident search for survivors among the debris.

16/41

Resident search for survivors among the debris.Credit:EDUARDO MUNOZ

Homeless residents walks along a destroyed street.

17/41

Homeless residents walks along a destroyed street.Credit:CARLOS BARRIA

Peacekeepers look for survivors under the rubble of the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) Stabilisation Mission.

18/41

Peacekeepers look for survivors under the rubble of the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) Stabilisation Mission.Credit:REUTERS TV

The badly damaged presidential palace.

19/41

The badly damaged presidential palace.Credit:CARLOS BARRIA

A resident looks at debris being removed from the national palace.

20/41

A resident looks at debris being removed from the national palace.Credit:EDUARDO MUNOZ