Port-au-Prince , Haiti , 2010 : The earthquake of January 12 , 2010 , that left thousands of Haitians dead or homeless and hungry , rocked Haiti ’s main port of Port-au-Prince . Shockwaves sent the port ’s busy northern pier and its two massive cargo cranes sinking into the sea . The harbor was littered with toppled shipping containers . The southern pier was sheared from its concrete support pilings . The U.S. military worked with Haitian authorities to offload seaborne humanitarian aid and commercial cargo as it helped run the port . At the heart of its plans was an effort to repair the remains of the southern pier , leaving Haiti with a vital avenue for humanitarian aid and commerce
earthquake of January 12 , 2010
2010 Haiti earthquake
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