<P> Damage to infrastructure in the 2010 Haiti earthquake was extensive and affected areas included Port - au - Prince, Petit - Goâve, Léogâne, Jacmel and other settlements in southwestern Haiti . In February Prime Minister Jean - Max Bellerive estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged . The deputy mayor of Léogâne, which was at the epicenter of the earthquake, reported that 90% percent of the buildings in that city had been destroyed and Léogâne had "to be totally rebuilt ." Many notable landmark buildings were significantly damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly building, the Port - au - Prince Cathedral, and the main jail . The Ministry of Education estimated that half the nation's 15,000 primary schools and 1,500 secondary schools were severely damaged, cracked or destroyed . In addition, the three main universities in Port - au - Prince were also severely damaged . Other affected infrastructure included telephone networks, radio station, factories, and museums . Poor infrastructure before the earthquake only made the aftermath worse . It would take half a day to make a trip of a few miles . The roads would also crisscross haphazardly due to disorganized construction . </P> <P> Amongst the widespread devastation and damage throughout Port - au - Prince and elsewhere, vital infrastructure necessary to respond to the disaster was severely damaged or destroyed . This included all hospitals in the northwest; air, sea, and land transport facilities; and communication systems . Due to this infrastructure damage and loss of organizational structures, a spokeswoman from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs called it the worst disaster the UN had ever confronted . </P>

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