Haiti's Earthquake Destruction: TIME Exclusive Photographs

Haiti's Earthquake Destruction: TIME Exclusive Photographs
Timothy Fadek / Polaris for TIME

Catastrophe

WARNING: Some of the photographs that follow contain extremely graphic content

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12 causing systemic damage to the nation's capital Port-au-Prince and immeasurable loss of life. The fallout of this natural disaster is widespread, affecting as much as a third of the Caribbean nation's population, or roughly 2 million people.

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