1 of 13
Disaster Water Distribution, HaitiDesperate hands reach out for help as city workers distribute water after the catastrophic earthquake that rocked Haiti on January 12, 2010. Despite international efforts, the citizens of Leogane and other Haitian communities remained desperately short of water in the quake’s aftermath. Experts warn that water-related diseases like cholera and dysentery will add to the quake’s already grim death toll.
Photograph by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Drinking Water Photos

Clean water is critical for human health, yet one in six people have no access to this most basic essential.