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Elderly survivors await death in Haiti

2010-01-18 17:03:46 GMT2010-01-19 01:03:46 (Beijing Time)  SINA.com

An old woman lays on the ground outside her earthquake damaged nursing home in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. With no food or medical care, some of the remaining 100 patients have already died of starvation. More than 100 elders are living outside the home with no food or care other than an occasional bath from two medical orderlies who remained to help. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

An old woman sits alone on her mattress outside her earthquake damaged nursing home in Port-au- Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. The woman was one of more than 100 old men and women living outside the home with no food or care other than an occasional bath from two orderlies who remained to help. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

An old man is fed a few nuts from his nephew while lying outside his quake damaged nursing home in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. More than 100 old men and women were living outside the home, that was damaged during Tuesday's earthquake, with no food or care other than an occasional bath from two medical orderlies who remained to help. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Two old men sit on a bench with a youth outside their nursing home which was damaged by Tuesday's earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. More than 100 old men and women were living outside the home with no food or care other than an occasional bath from two medical orderlies who remained to help. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Two orderlies help an old man outside his nursing home which was damaged by Tuesday's deadly earthquake in Port-au- Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. With no food or medical care, some of the remaining 100 patients have already died of starvation. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Seniors were seen outside their damaged nursing home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010.

With no food or medical care, some of the remaining 100 patients have already died of starvation.

More than 100 elders are living outside the home with no food or care other than an occasional bath from two medical orderlies who remained to help.

(Agencies)

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