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Images Of Haiti Days After The Earthquake, And Now

   January 13, 2011

NPR photographer David Gilkey revisits a few key locations in Haiti, one year after a massive earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince. The quake killed more than 200,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless. Even now, the effects of the quake are everywhere. Rubble still covers much of the city, and more than 1 million people remain in improvised huts in makeshift encampments.

Editor’s Note: Some of these photographs are not suitable for all audiences.

An armed man walks through a collapsed burning building on the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 18, 2010. A year later the building is gone, one of the few to have been removed.

David Gilkey/NPRAn armed man walks through a collapsed burning building on the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 18, 2010. A year later the building is gone, one of the few to have been removed.

A man wielding a knife checks for looters in the ruins of a shop near downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 17, 2010. A year later, the collapsed roof has been removed. Street vendors and shoppers are using the area.

David Gilkey/NPRA man wielding a knife checks for looters in the ruins of a shop near downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 17, 2010. The collapsed roof has been removed since, and street vendors and shoppers are using the area.

A Haitian man walks past Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, in complete ruins in downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 17, 2010. Very little has changed and no demolition has taken place, as seen in this Jan. 8 image.

David Gilkey/NPRA Haitian man walks past Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, in complete ruins in downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 17, 2010. Very little has changed and no demolition has taken place, as seen in this image from Jan. 8, 2011.

Morgue workers walk through piled bodies at the National Hospital's central morgue in downtown Port-au-Prince Jan. 14, 2010. A year later, the hospital is up and running, and the morgue is back to business as usual.

David Gilkey/NPRMorgue workers walk through piled bodies at the National Hospital’s central morgue in downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 14, 2010. The hospital is now up and running, and the morgue is back to business as usual.

A man walks through the destroyed central market of downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan 14, 2010. A year later, on Jan. 8, some of the rubble has been removed.

David Gilkey/NPRA man walks through the destroyed central market of downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan 14, 2010. By Jan. 8, 2011, some of the rubble had been removed.

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2 thoughts on “Images Of Haiti Days After The Earthquake, And Now”

  1. Mr. Gilkey’s portrayal of comparisons is skewed and does not represent a truthful picture of reconstruction following the quake.

    Another agenda supported by selective fact checking. If He or anyone at NPR wants to convey an accurate picture, they should spend some time with people involved in reconstruction and daily life in Port Au Prince.

    1. If you have something else to add, like some facts- Please write a full post and insert it into the comments section, and we will look into it.
      We are right here in Port-au-Prince, and do not find your claim to be reality, but feel free to make your point clear-

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