<p><strong>Haitians help a wounded child on January 12 in the capital, Port-au-Prince (<a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/haiti-map/">Haiti map</a>), which was completely devastated by a magnitude 7 <a href="http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/natural-disasters/earthquake-profile.html?nav=A-Z">earthquake</a>.</strong></p><p>The <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/haiti-guide/">Haiti</a> earthquake toppled buildings, including the president's National Palace, a hospital, and schools, trapping untold numbers in the debris and killing perhaps thousands of others.</p><p>After the Haiti earthquake, witnesses described "general mayhem" in the impoverished Caribbean city, which has no electricity, phone service, or passable roads, the <em>New York Times</em> reported.</p><p>"We can hear people calling for help from every corner. The aftershocks are ongoing and making people very nervous," observer Kristie van de Wetering told the <em>Times</em>.</p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in;">As the dust settles following the Haiti earthquake, experts expect "catastrophic" damage and loss of life, the newspaper said. A third of Haiti's nine million people may need emergency aid, according to the International Red Cross.</p>