Temporary camp for victims of earthquake disaster in Algiers, Algeria, October 1980

Temporary camp for victims of earthquake disaster in Algiers, Algeria, October 1980

Woman, 40 years, and two children, 8 and 10 years, in barracks, Camp Icare for earthquake refugees, 5 years after the 2010 earthquake, Fort National, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Central America

Carpentry workshop for the production of components to construct earthquake-resistant prefabricated houses for the victimes of the January 2010 earthquake, Petit Goave, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Earthquake-proof prefab home that was given to the victims of the January 2010 earthquake as part of a reconstruction programme by an international aid organisation, Palmiste-a-Vin, Leogane, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Fitting of an artificial limb for a young woman who lost her leg in an earthquake, emergency relief programme of a relief organisation following the January 2010 earthquake, Leogane, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Residents viewing a list of victims of the earthquake in January 2010 on a house wall, Fort National district, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Fishing boats washed into the heart of the country by the Tsunami on 26 Dec. 2004, now the Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial to the over 5, 000 victims, near Bang Muang, Takua Pa, Phang-nga, Thailand, Asia

Artificial legs for victims of the January 2010 earthquake, Leogane, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Chinese mourners hold hands in the central square of Chengdu as they observe three minutes of silence to grieve Sichuan's earthquake victims.

Chinese mourners hold hands in the central square of Chengdu as they observe three minutes of silence to grieve Sichuan's earthquake victims.

Chinese mourners shout nationalist slogans after a three minute silence to grieve Sichuan's earthquake victims in Chengdu's central square.

Chinese mourners shout nationalist slogans after a three minute silence to grieve Sichuan's earthquake victims in Chengdu's central square.

A team of Chinese soldiers carry the body of an earthquake victim in Yinghua, China.