Haiti Earthquake 2010 🩵

Question 1

What is the population of Haiti?

Answer 1

11.2 million

Question 2

What is the capital city of Haiti?

Answer 2

Port-Au-Prince

Question 3

Facts about how underdeveloped Haiti is

Answer 3

.one of the most underdeveloped in the world
.most underdeveloped in northern hemisphere

Question 4

When did the earthquake happen?

Answer 4

12th January 2010

Question 5

What magnitude was the earthquake?

Answer 5

Magnitude 7

Question 6

How many people did it affect?

Answer 6

3 million

Question 7

How many people were killed (primary effect)

Answer 7

300,000

Question 8

How many people were homeless? (Primary effect)

Answer 8

1.5 million

Question 9

How many homes were destroyed? (Primary effect)

Answer 9

250,000

Question 10

How many commercial buildings were damaged? (Primary effect)

Answer 10

30,000

Question 11

What is a secondary effect of damage to buildings?

Answer 11

Delays in rescue efforts

Question 12

How many people did the cholera outbreak kill? (Secondary effect)

Answer 12

50 people

Question 13

How many people were left without food and water? (Secondary effect)

Answer 13

2 million

Question 14

Other primary effects of the earthquake?

Answer 14

.damaged medical facilities
.road infrastructure damaged

Question 15

Other secondary effects?

Answer 15

.power cuts
.crime increased

Question 16

What are some immediate responses?

Answer 16

.humanitarian aid delivered by international community
.fundraising campaigns
.dominican republic sent food, water and heavy machinery
. 1.6 million moved into temporary shelters
.USA sent out 10,000 troops
.235,000 sent to less damaged places
.220 million donated by U.K.

Question 17

How many were put in temporary shelters? (Immediate response)

Answer 17

1.6 million

Question 18

How many troops did the USA send? (Immediate response)

Answer 18

10,000

Question 19

How many people were moved to less damaged areas? (Immediate response)

Answer 19

235,000

Question 20

How much was donated by the U.K.? (Immediate response)

Answer 20

220 million

Question 21

What are some long term responses?

Answer 21

.98% of rubble was still being cleared 6 months later
.1.6 million still in temporary shelters 1 year later
.2.5 million people still needed humanitarian aid 2 years later
.many places needed rebuilding- large amount of investment
.homes were built to a higher standard

Question 22

How much rubbles was still being cleared 6 months later? (Long term response)

Answer 22

98%

Question 23

How many people were still in temporary shelters 1 year later (long term response)

Answer 23

1.6 million

Question 24

How many people still needed humanitarian aid 2 years later? (Long term response)

Answer 24

2.5 million