Sea of bodies captured by the AP (GRAPHIC)
Haitians are piling bodies along the devastated streets of their capital after a powerful earthquake flattened the president’s palace and the main prison, the cathedral, hospitals, schools and thousands of homes. Untold numbers are still trapped. President Rene Preval says he believes thousands of people are dead even as other officials give much higher estimates – though they were based on the extent of the destruction rather than firm counts of the dead. His prime minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, tells CNN: “I believe we are well over 100,000,” while leading senator Youri Latortue tells The Associated Press that 500,000 could be dead. Both admit they have no way of knowing. The magnitude-7 quake struck Tuesday afternoon. Some photos are coming out of the country but most photojournalists are just arriving and trying to find ways to transmit the photos. We will update the blog as more photos are available. WARNING: This post contains graphic images of dead bodies and injured survivors. CNN: Total Chaos as U.S. Helicopters Drop Food in Port-au-Prince (VIDEO) AFP: Anger at US builds at Port-au-Prince airport. BBC: UN Official on Haiti: This crisis has been like no other because the country has been decapitated. BBC: Senegal offers land to Haitians. CNN: U.S. takes control of the capital's airport. Obama (just like the Neocons) sees crisis as a great opportunity...