Situation in Haiti worsened by looting
Looters fight for goods taken from a destroyed store in downtown Port-au-Prince January 17, 2010. World leaders pledged aid to rebuild a devastated Haiti, but on the streets of its wrecked capital earthquake survivors were still waiting on Sunday for the basics: food, water and medicine.
A woman raises her arms for products as people loot from a destroyed shop after Tuesday's earthquake in Port-au-Prince, January 16, 2010.
Haitian citizens receive water from United States air crewmen from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in Port-au-Prince, January 16, 2009.
Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Jason Harold of Goldsboro, North Carolina transfers a young Haitian earthquake victim from an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter during a medical evacuation in Port-au-Prince in this handout taken on January 16, 2010.
A boy lies injured in a makeshift hospital after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 17, 2010.
Haitians jostle to fill containers with water after the earthquake in downtown Port-au-Prince January 17, 2010.
Mexican rescue workers take part in a search and rescue operation in the debris of National presidential palace Port-au-Prince January 17, 2010.
Mexican rescue workers take part in a search and rescue operation in the debris of the National presidential palace Port-au-Prince January 17, 2010.
The body of a child lies amongst the rubble of a collapsed house in Port-au-Prince January 16, 2010.
A looter tries to enter a destroyed building in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 16, 2010. The situation in Haiti is worsened by occasional looting in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12.
(Xinhua/David de la Paz)
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