Haiti desperate for help after quake

The situation here in Port-au-Prince is now at a critical point, with rotting corpses beginning to fill the streets.

Some bodies have been cleared, but others are piling up in the streets

The cries of help that were being heard from the rubble have now been silenced - for many people it is simply too late.

Haitians feel very alone at the moment. The promise of aid has not yet materialised and many locals are still digging through the rubble with their hands.

Most of the bodies are covered in white bed sheets or rolled inside carpets, but others have been left exposed to the hot sun and the stench of rotting bodies has begun to fill the air.

Families who are desperately searching for their loved ones are gingerly uncovering the sheets that cover the corpses in the hope they can at least identify family members.