Haitians mark 5th anniversary of 2010 earthquake

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On Monday, mourners gathered in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to remember the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people.

After a Catholic Mass service, President Michel Martelly and the first lady placed flowers in front of a piece of rubble left by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The country is creating a memorial for those lost in the disaster.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.