Chaos and destruction



















According to the ones who were there, the first few days that followed the earthquake were horrendous. Dead bodies were lined up in the streets so their loved ones could identify them before they were buried in communal graves. Everyone had to hurry because the bodies were decomposing rapidly and the odor was already becoming hard to bear. Several weeks after the catastrophe, bodies were still found underneath the ruins of the city, and some areas of Port-au-Prince were stained with the smell of trash and putrefaction. There was no water, no drainage, no electricity in most of the areas of Port-au-Prince and adjacent towns.

About 80% of Leogane had been destroyed, and its habitants had to wait several days before seeing the arrival of the first rescue teams...



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