1 of 8 — Men move blocks of ice from the only functioning ice plant in the city. Without power, it's the only way to keep food cool.
Men move blocks of ice from the only functioning ice plant in the city. Without power, it's the only way to keep food cool.
All photos by David Gilkey / NPR/NPR
2 of 8 — The main produce market in Port-au-Prince is open Thursday, but sellers say people aren't buying because they don't have money and the banks are closed.
The main produce market in Port-au-Prince is open Thursday, but sellers say people aren't buying because they don't have money and the banks are closed.
Photos by David Gilkey / NPR
3 of 8 — A boy waits for food supplied by the U.S. Army at a golf club above the capital.
A boy waits for food supplied by the U.S. Army at a golf club above the capital.
Photos by David Gilkey / NPR
4 of 8 — Women stand in a line for water in a park turned refugee camp across from the National Palace Thursday.
Women stand in a line for water in a park turned refugee camp across from the National Palace Thursday.
Photos by David Gilkey / NPR
5 of 8 — Haitian National Police stand over patients in front of the National Palace waiting to be evacuated Thursday.
Haitian National Police stand over patients in front of the National Palace waiting to be evacuated Thursday.
Photos by David Gilkey / NPR
6 of 8 — A girl wears a tag that identifies her as a transfer patient to the USNS Comfort off the shore of Haiti.
A girl wears a tag that identifies her as a transfer patient to the USNS Comfort off the shore of Haiti.
Photos by David Gilkey / NPR
7 of 8 — U.S. soldiers transfer patients to a staging area in front of the National Palace.
U.S. soldiers transfer patients to a staging area in front of the National Palace.
Photos by David Gilkey / NPR
8 of 8 — Men walk across the roof of a collapsed supermarket in Port-au-Prince Wednesday.
Men walk across the roof of a collapsed supermarket in Port-au-Prince Wednesday.
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