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Complete coverage: Haiti hit by quake

A 7.0 earthquake, one of the most powerful ever in the region, rocked the tiny, impoverished island nation of Haiti Jan. 12. The presidential palace and many other buildings collapsed, triggering what one diplomat called a "catastrophe."

A young girl stays close to her mother

Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | A young girl stays close to her mother in the pediatric tent while waiting to be seen by the doctor at General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The country was struck Jan. 12 by a devastating earthquake. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Major earthquake hits Haiti