Internet users can now download a free file for Google Earth that provides an updated aerial view of the main areas affected by the quake around Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. The download also allows users to toggle back and forth between images taken before and after the quake to get a true sense of the scale of the destruction.
Google has also set up a crisis response system that solicits donations for organizations working to provide relief to Haitians, including UNICEF, the world's leading international children's organization, and CARE, an organization that combats global poverty.
Besides revealing the collapse of many important buildings and homes, the new Google Earth views show the refugee camps that have sprung up and become filled with the thousands of people displaced and injured by the quake.
Here are some of the most striking shots that we've uncovered so far:
The National Palace (Presidential Palace)

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Downtown Port-au-Prince, northwest of Presidential Palace

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Bay of Port-au-Prince (Baie de Port-au-Prince)

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Sylvio Cator Stadium (Stade Sylvio Cator)

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Port-au-Prince Cathedral

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