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1 Rapid Landform Changes Earthquakes Volcanoes Floods

2 1/12/10: Earthquake in Haiti. A destroyed building is seen in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12.

3 Where is Haiti?

4 Cracks crisscross a building in Port-au-Prince after the quake on Jan. 12.

5 Thousands of buildings were damaged and destroyed by the tremors, including this structure near the Hotel Villa Creole in Port-au- Prince.

6 Residents sleep in the streets of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, Jan. 13, after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti's capital. An official with the International Red Cross said an estimated 3 million people may have been affected by the disaster. The quake toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike, leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

7 A man calls for help as he struggles to escape the rubble at Port- au-Prince University on Jan. 13. Most of Haiti's 9 million people are desperately poor, and after years of political instability the country has no real construction standards.

8 Volcanoes Recently, there have been a number of active volcanoes spewing out hot lava and ash. The most active one is in the Central Philippines. It is called the Mayon Volcano.

9 Security forces in army trucks sent about 3,000 residents outside the danger zone surrounding the smoldering Mayon volcano, which looked set for a major eruption after days of shooting ash plumes and spilling lava. Authorities in central Albay province declared a round-the-clock ban on anyone being within the five-mile zone around the 8,070-foot mountain, the most active of the country's 22 volcanoes Source: CBS News

10 Many had refused to leave their coconut and vegetable farms during the harvest time. Police will show them pictures of victims of a 1993 eruption that killed more than 70 people to persuade them to evacuate the area.

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13 Where exactly is the Mayon volcano?

14 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowFvnlW I90&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=488BkTUs Ma4&feature=related


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