Léogâne was at the epicenter of the 7.0 magnitude 12 January 2010 earthquake and a United Nations assessment team that investigated three main towns near Port-au-Prince found that Léogâne was " the worst affected area " with 80 to 90 % of buildings damaged and no remaining government infrastructure . Nearly every concrete structure was destroyed . The damage was also reported to be worse than in the capital . The military estimated that 20,000 to 30,000 people had died from the earthquake in Léogâne . People congregated in ad hoc squatter camps and relief took longer to reach Léogâne than the capital
7.0 magnitude 12 January 2010 earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Léogâne