Quake anniversary in Haiti

Quake anniversary in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - People sing and pray at a memorial ceremony for earthquake victims in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, 2011, the first anniversary of the disaster that claimed over 200,000 lives.

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