The full extent of this devastation is still unclear, but thousands are feared dead and millions left homeless. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has said that the Haitian emergency was the "most serious humanitarian crisis faced by the United Nations" in decades.
An international effort is battling with wrecked infrastructure to get aid to more than 2 million desperate people in Haiti. Haiti needs money for water, food, shelter and basic medical supplies to bring immediate relief to those who are homeless, hungry and hurt.
The University of Haiti, is situated in Port-au-Prince an area which has been hit the hardest. The thoughts of everyone at NUS are with our colleagues in Haiti, and everyone who has been affected by this tragic event.
You can donate to the international aid effort on the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) website. Also, join up to the Facebook and Twitter site to get all the latest news from Haiti.
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