Editing Port-au-Prince (section)

===2010 earthquake===
[[File:Haitian national palace earthquake.jpg|thumb|left|The [[National Palace (Haiti)|Presidential Palace]] (National Palace) on 13 January 2010, the day after the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|2010 earthquake]], showing the extensive damage to the edifice.]]
[[File:2010 Haiti earthquake USAID relief situation.svg|thumb|Heavily damaged areas of the city]]

{{Main|2010 Haiti earthquake}}
On 12 January 2010, a [[Moment magnitude scale|7.0 earthquake struck]] Port-au-Prince, devastating the city. Most of the central historic area of the city was destroyed, including Haiti's prized [[Port-au-Prince Cathedral|Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince]], the capital building, [[National Assembly of Haiti|Legislative Palace]] (the parliament building), [[Supreme Court of Haiti|Palace of Justice]] (Supreme Court building), several ministerial buildings, and at least one hospital.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Haiti Press Network |url=http://www.haitipressnetwork.com/news.cfm?articleID=13327 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326230801/http://www.haitipressnetwork.com/news.cfm?articleID=13327 |archive-date=26 March 2010 |title=Haïti&nbsp;— séisme&nbsp;: les principaux bâtiments publics effondrés lors du séisme |date=30 January 2010 |access-date=1 February 2010 |language=fr}}</ref> The second floor of the [[Presidential Palace of Haiti|Presidential Palace]] was thrown into the first floor, and the domes skewed at a severe tilt. The [[Port international de Port-au-Prince|seaport]] and [[Toussaint Louverture International Airport|airport]] were both damaged, limiting aid shipments. The seaport was severely damaged by the quake<ref>CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, 18 January 2010</ref> and was unable to accept aid shipments for the first week.

The airport's control tower was damaged<ref>''New York Times'', [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/world/americas/14cutter.html?hp "Devastation, Seen From a Ship"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117140714/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/world/americas/14cutter.html?hp |date=2010-01-17 }}, Eric Lipton, 13 January 2010 (accessed 15 January 2010)</ref> and the US military had to set up a new control center with generators to get the airport prepared for aid flights. Aid has been delivered to Port-au-Prince by numerous nations and voluntary groups as part of a global relief effort. On Wednesday 20 January 2010, an aftershock rated at a magnitude of 5.9 caused additional damage.<ref>Bhatt, Aishwarya (2010-01-13). [http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/haiti-presidential-palace-ruined-in-the-earthquake_100303424.html "Presidential Palace Ruined in the Earthquake. Over 200,000 dead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115112858/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/haiti-presidential-palace-ruined-in-the-earthquake_100303424.html |date=2010-01-15 }}</ref> The City Hall (Mairie de Port-au-Prince) and most of the city's other government [[municipal]] buildings were destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.<ref name=wp>{{cite news |first=Manuel |last=Roig-Franzia |title=Shattered city government in quake-ravaged Port-au-Prince in need of help itself |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011904614.html?hpid=topnews |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=2010-01-20 |access-date=2010-01-20 |archive-date=2018-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211210454/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011904614.html?hpid=topnews |url-status=live }}</ref> Ralph Youri Chevry was the mayor of the city at the time of the earthquake  '''The generally rugged topography of central and western Hispaniola is reflected in Haiti’s name, which derives from the Indigenous Arawak place-name Ayti (“Mountainous Land”); about two-thirds of the total land area is above 1,600 feet (490 meters) in elevation. Haiti’s irregular coastline forms a long, slender peninsula in the south and a shorter one in the north, separated by the triangular-shaped Gulf of Gonâve. Within the gulf lies Gonâve Island, which has an area of approximately 290 square miles (750 square km). Haiti’s shores are generally rocky, rimmed with cliffs, and indented by a number of excellent natural harbors. The surrounding seas are renowned for their coral reefs. Plains, which are quite limited in extent, are the most productive agricultural lands and the most densely populated areas. Rivers are numerous but short, and most are not navigable.'''

.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |title=Trapped Haitian Girl Dies Despite Rescue Effort |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/14/world/AP-CB-Haiti-Trapped-Alive.html |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=New York Times |date=2010-01-14 |access-date=2010-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423223053/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/14/world/AP-CB-Haiti-Trapped-Alive.html |archive-date=2020-04-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>