Battered by major quake, Haiti braces for huge death toll. Several witnesses reported heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, where concrete-block homes line the steep hillsides leading inland from the waterfront. Picture story about Haiti earthquake is below:
Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's urban search and rescue team load equipment in the Pacoima area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The team will travel to Haiti to help with rescue efforts after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the capital Port-au-Prince.
Haitians search for survivors in the rubble of the Caribbean Super Market in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12. The quake was centered about 10 miles west of the city.
A Haitian woman is covered in rubble in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12. The quake was followed by more than 20 aftershocks, officials said.
Haitians walk past damaged buildings in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12.
A Haitian woman is helped after being trapped in rubble on in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12.
A girl weeps after an earthquake hit Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12.
Haitians carry an injured person in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12.
A mass of crumbled concrete and twisted metal remains after a building collapsed in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12.
Cracks crisscross a building in Port-au-Prince after the quake on Jan. 12.