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One Year Later: The Devastating Haiti Earthquake

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Jan. 8, 2011: A woman suffering cholera symptoms is helped out of her tent at an earthquake refugee camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The epidemic that broke out in the fall of 2010 continues to spread and has killed at least 3,500 people and infected at least 150,000 others, according to Haitian authorities. (AP)

Jan. 9, 2011: Haitians dance at a crusade sponsored by U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham at the national stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. One year has passed since the Jan. 12, 2010 magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP)

Jan. 9, 2011: Earthquake survivor Darlene Etienne shows a photo of her rescue shot by Associated Press photographer Ramon Espinosa to her grandmother in Marchand Dessaline, Haiti. The seventeen-year-old was pulled from the rubble of her cousin's home near the ruins of the St. Gerard parish school by French rescue workers, more than two weeks after the Jan. 12 massive earthquake. One year has passed since the Jan. 12, 2010 magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP)

Jan. 10, 2011: Demonstrators, simulating a voodoo ritual, protest against Haiti's electoral council and Haiti's President Rene Preval in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP)

Jan. 10, 2011: Sebastian Lamoth, 8, prepares to put on his prosthesis at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Lamoth's leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Almost one year has passed since the magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP)

Jan. 10: A police officer stands guard as presidential candidate Jude Celestin, fourth from left, in plaid shirt, makes his way through a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP)

Jan. 10, 2011: Presidential candidate Jude Celestin, center, makes his way through a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP)

Jan. 11, 2011: Crosses symbolizing those killed in the past Jan. 2010 earthquake stand during a religious ceremony at the Titanyen mass grave site on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The religious ceremony is one of many events planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 12th magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP)

Jan. 11, 2011: Two women embrace during a religious ceremony held at the Titanyen mass grave site on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The religious ceremony is one of many events planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 12th magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP)

Jan. 10, 2011: A player belonging to Haiti's unofficial national amputee soccer team, right, controls the ball as two players from the local Zaryen team attempt to defend in a friendly match at the national stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The game is one of many events planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 12th magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. Many of the players from both teams lost their limbs in the earthquake. (AP) (AP2011)

Jan. 9, 2011: Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during the Angelus prayer from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Pontiff says he feels constantly close to the population of Haiti after last year's catastrophic quake and a cholera outbreak. Benedict said during his Angelus prayer Sunday that he wished to remember the Haiti people a year after the terrible earthquake, which was unfortunately followed by a grave cholera epidemic. (AP

Jan. 10, 2011: Sebastian Lamoth, 8, makes his way down a hallway at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Lamoth's leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Almost one year has passed since the magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP)

Jan. 11, 2011: A Haitian national policeman stands guard at a mass grave site during a religious ceremony at the Titanyen mass grave site on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The religious ceremony is one of many events planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 12th magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP) (AP2011)

Jan. 10, 2011: Sebastian Lamoth, 8, left, looks over at his aunt, Roseleine Royer, at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Lamoth's leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Almost one year has passed since the magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP) (AP2011)

Jan. 11. 2011From left to right, Haitian President Rene Preval, Haiti's first lady Elisabeth Debrosse Preval and Haiti Prime MinisterJean-Max Bellerive carry wreaths for the victims of the January 2010 earthquake during a religious ceremony at the Titanyen mass grave site on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The religious ceremony is one of many events planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 12th magnitude-7.0 quake that killed more than 220,000 people and left millions homeless. (AP)