1 Haiti PDNA 2010 Foreword We are pleased to present you with the results of the post-disaster needs assessment conducted in Haiti from February 18 to March 24 2010, at the request of and under the direction of the Government of the Republic of Haiti, with the technical support of the UN, … Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island. 2010 Haiti earthquake, large-scale earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010, in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Subsequent natural disasters, such as Hurricane Matthew in 2016, have drastically set back its recovery. Haiti Earthquake PDNA: Assessment of damage, losses, general and sectoral needs. An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos. Almost a decade after the disastrous 2010 earthquake, Haiti has still not sufficiently recovered. The Haitian government’s official count was more than 300,000.