Haitians set up impromtu tent cities thorough the capital after the earthquake
The worst is yet to come: Afraid to go back to their houses - if their houses are still standing - people camp out in a football field in Port-au-Prince last night
* 16 Britons missing after quake rips island apart
* Hillary Clinton: 'Biblical' damage is on par with the 2004 Asian tsunami
* Haitian senator: Death toll could reach 500,000
* New video of buildings collapsing during earthquake emerges
* Red Cross runs out of medical supplies
* World Bank pledges $100million to help recovery and reconstruction
The earthquake itself is over - but as these images show, the horror in Haiti is only just beginning.
Stunned Haitians began stacking bodies on the streets of their devastated capital Port-au-Prince. yesterday as distraught, dust-caked survivors clawed feverishly in the debris of shattered buildings.
Their prime minister said he feared the death toll from the huge earthquake could climb above 100,000 as the International Red Cross said up to three million people - almost a third of the population of one of the world's poorest countries - had been affected.
Among the missing were 16 Britons who had been living in Port-au-Prince.
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said there were 32 British nationals living in the city - half of whom had yet to make contact with the UK's ambassador.
'There are no indications of British casualties,' he added.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described the damage as 'Biblical', and likened the disaster to the 2004 Asian tsunami.
'This is going to (be) one of the highest in terms of loss of life in recent years,' she said.
One leading politician, Senator Youri Latortue, suggested the toll could rise as high as 500,000.
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