A strong aftershock has struck the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, as rescue teams continue the search for survivors of last Tuesday’s earthquake.
The UN says international teams have so far rescued 121 people from the wreckage of collapsed buildings, including this two-year-old girl found on Tuesday.
Although some aid has started to reach desperate survivors, hundreds of thousands are still without food or water.
Haiti’s President, Rene Preval, said a delay in the delivery of aid was the main problem. Help came "very fast," he said. "When it arrives, the question is: where are the trucks to transport it, where are the depots?"
In a bid to speed up the delivery of aid and stem looting and violence, US troops have stepped up their presence. They have delivered 400,000 bottles of water and 300,000 food rations.
Haitian authorities say at least 75,000 people were killed in the earthquake and 250,000 injured. Hundreds are receiving treatment at makeshift clinics, including one at this Brazilian military base.
Some 370,000 people are sleeping in the open on the ground or under trees in disorganised camps across the country, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Others have taken to ships moored in Port-au-Prince’s harbour. The US military is to send a port-clearing ship to remove debris that is preventing larger ships from docking.
People in the largely Roman Catholic country have been holding group prayers.
Some, like this woman selling pig's trotters in the Port-au-Prince district of Cite Soleil, have been trying to make a living again amid the chaos.
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