Some basic necessities finally begin to trickle in as the 82nd Airborne Division arrives with food and waterPhotographs by Jae C. Hong
Incoming
People run toward a U.S. helicopter as it makes a water drop near a country club in Port-au-Prince used as a forward operating base for the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, on Saturday, Jan. 16. Relief groups and officials are focused on getting aid flowing into Haiti to survivors of the powerful earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday, Jan. 12.Jae C. Hong / AP
Care
Jean Gerber, 11, grimaces as medic Buddy Davis removes a bandage to check on the boy's wound at the forward operating base.Jae C. Hong / AP
Going Forward
Sergeant Allen Robinson looks at a collapsed building as he sits in the back of a vehicle carrying disaster-relief supplies for quake victims.Jae C. Hong / AP
Staging Point
U.S. troops stack water supplies at the airport in Port-au-Prince before heading into the city to distribute aid. The quake has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions with ghastly injuries and perilous food and water shortages.Jae C. Hong / AP
Urgent Need
Earthquake victims watch as a U.S. helicopter makes a landing at a relief station.Jae C. Hong / AP
Within Reach
Survivors gesture for water being handed out by U.S. troops. "We're still running out of water faster then we can deliver it," said Marine Major Will Klumpp.Jae C. Hong / AP
Traction
A boy smiles as he receives a bottle of water. Lieut. General P.K. Keen, who is overseeing relief, said the military had handed out more than 130,000 meals and more than 70,000 bottles of water by this point, with much more to come.Jae C. Hong / AP
Long Wait
U.S. soldiers stand guard as earthquake survivors gather for supplies.Jae C. Hong / AP
Frustration
People gesture as they wait in line to receive food and water. Many survivors have had no access to basic necessities since the Jan. 12 quake.Jae C. Hong / AP
MREs
Soldiers carry boxes of military meals for the quake survivors.Jae C. Hong / AP
A Little Relief
Haitian children leave the distribution point with a few meals.Jae C. Hong / AP
