Haiti: The Destruction Seen from the Air

Palatial Ruins

The Haitian National Palace suffered heavy damage from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit near Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The earthquake has left much of the impoverished country in ruins.
Logan Abassi / UN / MINUSTAH / AFP / Getty

Palatial Ruins
The Haitian National Palace suffered heavy damage from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit near Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The earthquake has left much of the impoverished country in ruins.

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