Case studies

Question 1

Haiti 2010 richter scale

Answer 1

7

Question 2

Haiti 2010 death toll

Answer 2

200,000

Question 3

Why couldn’t aid get to Haiti 2010?

Answer 3

Airport was blocked by debris and there were queues in the sky above Port-au-Prince

Additional governmental corruption meant money wasn’t going to the correct places

Question 4

Haiti 2010 - later actions

Answer 4

By July 2010 98% of the rubble from the earthquake remained uncleared and 1.6 million people were still living in temporary camps

Question 5

Haiti 2010 - cholera outbreak

Answer 5

By November 2011 there had been
over 6,900 deaths attributed to
the disease and more than 500,000 cases reported

Question 6

Japan 2011 - death toll

Answer 6

Japan’s National Police Agency confirmed 15,676 deaths, 5,712 injured, and 4,832 missing

Question 7

Japan 2011 - secondary effects

Answer 7

Nuclear power plant (Fukushima) released radiation

Tsunami broke over the sea wall

Question 8

Japan 2011 - richter scale

Answer 8

9