Security beefed up in Haiti capital

One week after the quake, looters are scavenging Port-au-Prince for whatever they can get their hands on. Security has been beefed up in the capital. International officials say it's necessary to provide relief.

In Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, Peruvian peacekeepers try to hold back a crowd using batons and riot shields.

Just four blocks from the presidential palace, hundreds of looters are rampaging through downtown. Haitian police officers try to keep civilians away from the looting, for their own safety.

A private security guard stands outside a burning store in downtown Port-au-Prince January 19, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria