Magnitude-7 earthquake devastates Haiti
An injured boy is seen with a Red Cross volunteer after a magnitude-7 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 13, 2010. Officials fear that hundreds of thousands may have perished in the quake, but no casualty reports are confirmed. UPI/Matthew Marek/American Red Cross
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