Haiti Earthquake: Signs of Desperation in Port-au-Prince

Haiti Earthquake: Signs of Desperation in Port-au-Prince

 

A help message written on a sheet is hung on a street in the capital of Haiti

 

Women walk by a sign scrawled on an alley in the Fort National neighbourhood of Port au Prince

 

An SOS message is scrawled on the floor at a food distribution point

 

A woman stands near a big sign calling for help, food and water

 

A banner with words seeking help scrawled by residents is placed in a destroyed neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince

 

People walk under banners reading "SOS" and "We need help"

 

A sign informing the US Marines that there are dead bodies inside a collapsed building

 

A woman walks in front of a chalked message

 

A small gathering of Haitians march through the streets of Leogane demanding help in the wake of the deadly January 12 earthquake

 

A boy holds up a placard in Leogane, one of the towns worst hit by the January 12 earthquake