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February 12, 2010
Haiti one month after the earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Atop the rubble of destroyed churches, in parks and on sidewalks, thousands of Haitians prayed Friday in a national day of mourning, one month after a magnitude-7 earthquake killed more than 200,000 and left this Caribbean country struggling for survival. (23 images)

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Haitian earthquake survivors pray while gathered in Champ de Mars on the first of three days of mourning Feb. 12, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The current official estimated death toll stands at 217,000 with around 1.2 million living in temporary encampments. Getty Images / Mario Tama


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Tens of thousands of Haitians pour in the streets and alleys of Champs de Mars, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, to pray and mourn in the multi-faith religious service during the first day of the three days of National Mourning, which ends on Feb. 15. (Carl Juste/ Miami Herald/ MCT) MCT / Miami Herald / Carl Juste



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Haitians crowd an avenue as they gather near a tent camp for homeless survivors of Haiti's deadly earthquake, during an outdoor mass on Feb. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Roberto Schmidt



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Haitians attend an outdoor mass on Feb. 12, in downtown Port-Au-Prince, one month after a major earthquake devastated Haiti's capital. AFP / Getty Images / Roberto Schmidt



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Thousands of Haitians join hands during an outdoor mass in front of the destroyed presidential palace (background) in downtown Port-Au-Prince on Feb. 12 AFP / Getty Images / Thony Belizaire



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A Haitian woman joins others in prayer during an outdoor mass in front of the destroyed presidential palace in downtown Port-Au-Prince on Feb. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Thony Belizaire



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A woman prays during a national day of mourning in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 12. Thousands gathered one month after the deadly quake that left the Caribbean country struggling for survival. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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A man kneels in prayer outside the earthquake damaged national palace on the national day of mourning in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 12. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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People pray during a national day of mourning outside the national palace in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 12. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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People pray during a national day of mourning outside the national palace in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 12. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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Women pray on a national day of mourning at Notre Dame University in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 12. Thousands gathered one month after the deadly magnitude-7 quake that left the Caribbean country struggling for survival.AP / Javier Galeano



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A Haitian woman that collapased during an outdoor mass in front of the destroyed presidential palace in downtown Port-Au-Prince is carried by a volunteer on Feb. 12. AFP / Getty Images / Thony Belizaire



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Haitians walk past the destroyed Sacre Coeur church on the one month anniversary of the country's devastating earthquake on Feb. 12, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. People prayed, sang and listened as leaders spoke in rememberance of the dead during ceremonies, as part of a national day of mourning. Getty Images / John Moore



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A woman stands before a cross at the earthquake damaged Sacred Heart church during a national day of mourning in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Feb. 12. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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A child carries a chair in a street in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Ramon Espinosa



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Earthquake survivors protest the lack of tents and adequate food aid on Feb. 11, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. An early morning rain storm drenched camps for earthquake refugees, many of whom are living under sheets propped up with sticks. Getty Images / Mario Tama



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Private guards provide security outside a damaged store in downtown earthquake-torn Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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People are seen at a makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in the Marassa neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Javier Galeano



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Francoise Iuna holds her sister inside their tent at a makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in the Marassa neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Javier Galeano



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A woman walks downtown in earthquake-torn Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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A woman bathes her husband at the street in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Ramon Espinosa



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People run as a UN helicopter takes off after picking up peacekeepers near a makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Ramon Espinosa



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Women balance bags on their heads as they wade through a river to a makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in Leogane, Haiti, Thursday, Feb. 11. AP / Rodrigo Abd



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