Guerguer lost her mother and seven other family members in the earthquake, and her daughter’s ankle was broken. Driven from their home, Guerguer and her daughter have been living on a school compound, under a Samaritan’s Purse tarp.

Nearly 200 people take refuge under a Samaritan’s Purse tarp at Bolosse STEP Seminary.

Rose and her three children lost their home and the sidewalk food stand that provided a living for the family. “We need to find a way to raise a little money and start over,” she said. Until then, they are living in a tent camp at a local school.

When the earthquake hit, Beloni was buried under a wall and knocked unconscious. His left leg was broken and his right leg was badly injured. “We dug through the piles, but when we found him, we thought he was dead,” his mother said, covering her heart with her hand. “When we realized that he was still breathing, we took him to the hospital.”

At night the camps get cold and wet.  Samaritan’s Purse is distributing warm blankets to those in need.

Tree branches provide a temporary frame for plastic sheeting.

Hundreds of crowded tent camps have formed throughout Port-au-Prince and the surrounding countryside.  Even homes that were not completely destroyed are unsafe to live in.