Imported files from SD card, became corrupted

I just imported 400 photos from my SD card; I could see them import, and they showed up. So, of course, I deleted them. Stupid. I've never had issues before. Now they are all showing up in iPhoto as a random picture from a year ago. When I click on each picture, I can see the actual picture I took, but in the Events view, they show up as this other random pic, and the file shows an exclamation point in a triangle. I can't figure out what happened on the import. I can see the picture files if I look in my Macintosh HD folder, but I can't import the files again from there. Nor can I do anything with the files in iPhoto. am I just screwed because I deleted the pictures from the SD card?

I can see the picture files if I look in my Macintosh HD folder, but I can't import the files again from there.
If you see them on your Macintosh HD, copy them (don't move them) to another folder outside your iPhoto Library to have a backup copy. Check, if they are o.k. by inspecting them in Preview.
Make a backup copy of your iPhoto Library as it is now. Then try, if iPhoto is working at all by creating a new iPhoto library: What is your iPhoto library? If it is iPhoto '11 Launch iPhoto with the options-key ⌥ held down and select to create a new library. Name it differently from your old library.
Import some photos. Does it work correctly?
If yes, try to rebuild your iPhoto library using iPhoto's library first aid tools, one after the other:
Repair permissions, repair database, rebuild database. To use the First Aid Tools launch iPhoto wih the ⌥⌘ keys firmly held down; then try the first aid options.
Make sure you have a backup of your library, before you try to repair this way.
If you cannot recover your photos this way, download iPhoto Library Manager
iPhoto library manager has a rebuild function; see Terence Devlin's post here on how to use it: Re: Iphoto has Stopped working
Regards
Léonie
P.S. As you have noticed, it is not recommended to let any application delete the images from the card. Even after checking if the import was o.k. it is better to use the camera to erase the card. The camera knows the file system on the card better than any external app.

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