Januari 13, 2011

Photostream : Haiti marks earthquake anniversary


The Haitian national flag stands at half mast at the National Palace during the one-year anniversary of the 2010 quake in downtown Port-au-Prince, January 12, 2011. Thousands took part in memorial services, including one at the ruins of the National Cathedral in the wrecked capital Port-au-Prince attended by the Papal envoy to Haiti, other religious leaders, government officials and foreign dignitaries. REUTERS/Allison Shelley

A girl gazes out of a bus window in front of the Haitian national flag at the National Palace during the one-year anniversary of the 2010 quake in downtown Port-au-Prince, January 12, 2011. Thousands took part in memorial services, including one at the ruins of the National Cathedral in the wrecked capital Port-au-Prince attended by the Papal envoy to Haiti, other religious leaders, government officials and foreign dignitaries. REUTERS/Allison Shelley

A woman prays in front of the destroyed Haiti cathedral during the one-year anniversary of the 2010 quake in Port-au-Prince January 12, 2011. Haitians, many dressed in white in mourning, honored victims of the devastating 2010 earthquake on Wednesday in a somber anniversary clouded by pessimism over slow reconstruction and political uncertainty. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Haitians pray and sing outside the destroyed Port-au-Prince cathedral January 12, 2011 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Today is the one-year anniversary of the magnitude 7.0 Haitian earthquake which killed over 200,000 people. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A Haitian woman prays during a moment of silence at a ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 12, 2011. Thousands took part in memorial services, including one at the ruins of the National Cathedral in the wrecked capital Port-au-Prince attended by the Papal envoy to Haiti, other religious leaders, government officials and foreign dignitaries. REUTERS/Kena Betancur

A Haitian woman screams in the middle of the crowd during a moment of silence at a ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 12, 2011. Thousands took part in memorial services, including one at the ruins of the National Cathedral in the wrecked capital Port-au-Prince attended by the Papal envoy to Haiti, other religious leaders, government officials and foreign dignitaries. REUTERS/Kena Betancur

Haitians observe a minute of silence at 4:53 pm, the time the earthquake struck a year ago, in honor of the quake victims in Port-au-Prince January 12, 2011. Haiti mourned more than 300,000 victims of its devastating 2010 earthquake on Wednesday in a somber one-year anniversary clouded by pessimism over slow reconstruction and political uncertainty. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Special envoy for UNESCO Michaelle Jean speaks during a ceremony at Quisqueya University January 12, 2011 in memory of students and teachers killed in the earthquake of January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dressed in their best and clutching Bibles, thousands of Haitians gathered near a ruined cathedral Wednesday to mark the moment a year ago when the earth convulsed and savaged their nation. More than 220,000 people were killed and 1.3 million left homeless when at 4:53 pm (2153 GMT) on January 12, 2010 the Earth heaved for a few terrifying seconds, collapsing homes and businesses, churches and schools -- leaving hellish, nightmarish scenes of devastation and suffering. (Photo by THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images)

Haitian presidential candidate Michel Martelly (C) takes a moment to reflect after placing a wreath at the heavily damaged door of the main cathedral, during the one-year anniversary of the 2010 quake, in downtown Port-au-Prince, January 12, 2011. Thousands took part in memorial services, including one at the ruins of the National Cathedral in the wrecked capital Port-au-Prince attended by the Papal envoy to Haiti, other religious leaders, government officials and foreign dignitaries. REUTERS/Allison Shelley

Haitian President Rene Preval (C) and former U.S. President Bill Clinton (4th R) participate in an event in remembrance of the victims of the 2010 earthquake at the site of the national tax services building, in downtown Port-au-Prince, January 12, 2011. The building, which was leveled in the earthquake one year ago, is to be turned into a public park. Thousands took part in memorial services, including one at the ruins of the National Cathedral in the wrecked capital Port-au-Prince attended by the Papal envoy to Haiti, other religious leaders, government officials and foreign dignitaries. REUTERS/Allison Shelley