Monday: Haiti from above

Here are photos of Haiti earthquake victims camped in the streets surrounded by rubble taken Monday.

Photographer Steve Earley took these photos aboard the a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461.

This is a view of earthquake victims camped in the street surrounded by rubble seen by Marines flying a site assessment mission on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)

With smoke from fires in Port-au-Prince in the background, a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (reinforced) heads back to the Bataan after doing an assessment of possible areas for Marines to set up in for earthquake relief on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)

This is a view of earthquake victim camped in the rural area south of Port-au-Prince seen by Marines flying a site assessment mission on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)

"Haiti" was scrawled on a vulture's row window of the Bataan as the amphibious assault ship approached the island for a relief mission on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)

Haitians on a roof top wave at Marines flying a site assessment mission on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)

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