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Aerial Views Of Haiti Destruction

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The Presidential Palace is now collapsed after an 7.0 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Watch Amateur Video of Haiti’s Quake AP Photo/The United Nations
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An aerial view of collapsed buildings in the aftermath of Tuesday’s massive earthquake in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince. AP/American Red Cross
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An aerial view of dozens of collapsed homes in Port-au-Prince after a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the country. The worst earthquake in the history of Haiti hit just 15 kilometres away from the capital city, where hundreds of buildings have been damaged. EPA/American Red Cross
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The damage from Tuesday’s devastating earthquake is clearly visible in this aerial image. AP/American Red Cross
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Dozens of collapsed homes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA/American Red Cross
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Survivors gather around dead bodies in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. AP/American Red Cross
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Survivors gather in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. AP/American Red Cross
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An aerial view of people wandering around collapsed houses and buildings in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The massive 7.0 earthquake has left thousands dead or buried and has destroyed the infrastructure of the impoverished island nation. EPAAmerican Red Cross
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An aerial view of houses that have been flattened following a major earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Desperate Haitians awaited a global effort on Jan. 14 to find and treat survivors left streets strewn with corpses and a death toll that may top 100,000. EPA/American Red Cross
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An aerial view of dozens of collapsed houses in Port-au-Prince. Hundreds of thousands of homeless, injured and traumatized quake victims spent a second night on the streets and sidewalks, transforming the capital Port-au-Prince into a gigantic and under-equipped refugee camp, as Haitian officials and others grieved for their ruined city. EPA/American Red Cross
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The flattened cathedral in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince seen during a joint Red Cross Red Crescent/ECHO (European Commission Humanitarian Office) aerial assessment mission. AP/American Red Cross
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An aerial view of Port-au-Prince. EPA/American Red Cross
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The five story Hotel Montana has been reduced to a pile of rubble from the quake. AFP/Getty Images
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The destruction to a poor neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. AFP/Getty Images
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An ariel view of flattened buildings in a shanty town of Port-au-Prince. UN and aid agencies are facing a “major logistic challenge” in getting essential relief to survivors of Haiti’s deadly earthquake. AFP/Getty Images
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An ariel view of the UN headquarters in Port-au-Prince following a devastating earthquake. AFP/Getty Images
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An impromptu tent city set up in Port-au-Prince following the quake. AFP/Getty Images
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An ariel view of flattened buildings in downtown Port-au-Prince. AFP/Getty Images
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A flattened shanty town in Port-au-Prince. AFP/Getty Images
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Collapsed homes in Port-au-Prince. AFP/Getty Images
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An aerial view of houses flattened following a major earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12. Desperate Haitians awaited a global effort on Jan. 14 to find and treat survivors. Officials believe the death toll from the quake may top 100,000. AFP/Getty Images