Haiti was hit on Tuesday by a massive earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, causing the collapse of buildings, including a hospital, and causing widespread panic.
(The Telegraph)
It was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti.
Hospitals, schools and parliamentary buildings collapsed in the quake.
UPDATE: Thousands are feared dead in Haiti.
These before and after shots of the presidential palace show the extent of devastation in Port-au-Prince. (BBC)