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Posted by: Precursors
Posted by: The 13th Arbiter
A good portion (above 85% of the planet's surface) was glassed, or bombarded with plasma weapons till nothing survived, including water, trees and the like. The rest was spared due to the presence of a Forerunner facility under the ground, where the Covenant were drilling for an artifact. Dr. Halsey, Sergeant Johnson, Master Chief and several other Spartan-IIs and UNSC personnel were able to secure the artifact first and escape from Reach in a hijacked Covenant Flagship, the Ascendant Justice. After that, I do not believe the fate of Reach is discussed. I could be wrong though, and need to re-read "First Strike".
And who knows what they did to the remainder after Halsey and co escaped with the crystal.
Well would it really matter? Basically the entire planet was devoid of life, and the Covenant would have eliminated pretty much the rest of the surviving population by the time of First Strike.