Haiti EQ 2010

Question 1

Causes

Answer 1

Contractional Deformation along Leogane Fault Line
Slippage of Conservative Plate Boundary that runs directly through Haiti

Question 2

Primary Impacts

Answer 2

3 million people affected
250,000 died
105,000 homes destroyed
1 in 10 people in country left homeless
Communications and Electricity Down

Question 3

Secondary Impacts

Answer 3

Cholera Spread
1 in 5 people lost jobs
Overcrowding
Aid Delivery Delayed
Environmental Damage

Question 4

Long Term Impact

Answer 4

Political Unrest and Tension Rose
Aid was hard come by so trust in other countries lowered
Cost of disaster roughly $14 Billion
Retail and Tourism down massively
Overall impacts still not recovered from to this day

Question 5

Short Term Response

Answer 5

Initial Aid slow to arrive
Water provided
235,000 people relocated
UK donated £20 Million
USA sent rescue teams and 10,000 troops
Overseas aid was necessary

Question 6

Long Term Response

Answer 6

New homes built but much later than was necessary
Large investment into rebuilding port
People still suffering and are still dependent on aid agencies to this day due to the impact they faced and the lack of compensation they received