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Haitian families leave chaos of Port-au-Prince

Looting in downtown Port-au-Prince Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk Two men load up with stolen tyres in downtown Port-au-Prince Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk A hunt for materials in a collapsed office block Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk A looter carrries a pair of jeans from a wrecked building Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk Jean Samson, a Haitian lawyer, stands in front of the building where his office was housed Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk A body burns in the street in the downtown Port-au-Prince. It is unclear whether the person was a looter Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk The Georges family, whose home was destroyed in the earthquake, wait at Delmas bus station before leaving Port-au-Prince to stay with the father's parents in Gonaive Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk Families on their way out of the capital board a bus at Delmas station Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk A woman waves goodbye to her children as they leave Port-au-Prince Photograph: David Levene Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk

Source: The Guardian ↗

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