Haiti Flashcards
1
Q
When did the earthquake happen
A
12th January 2010
2
Q
How far was it from the boundary between the Caribbean plate and the North American plate?
A
113 miles
3
Q
What type of plate boundary was it
A
Conservative
4
Q
What did it place on the Richter scale
A
7.3
5
Q
What happened in 2008 to make the damage worse?
A
1000 were killed and a million made homeless after 4 hurricanes hit around Gonaives
-many fled to Port au Prince
6
Q
How did housing affect the severity
A
- 3 million lived in Port au Prince, with the majority living in slums
- 300000 in the Cite Soleil slum
- houses self built
- sometimes families of up to 15 lived in one house
7
Q
How did poverty increase the impacts?
A
- 66% of the population earn less than £1 a day, with 56% deemed severely poor
- uneducated and informal jobs
8
Q
Did the government have a impact?
A
- government triggered riots after price of beans increased by 50% from 2007-2008
- very little spent on infrastructure
9
Q
What were the primary effects of the earthquake?
A
- 200000 were killed, 300000 injured
- main port was badly damaged
- 1.3 million became homeless
- 100000 homes were destroyed
10
Q
What were the secondary effects?
A
- crime increased, looting became a problem
- outbreak of cholera by late 2010
- by 2013, 6% of the population had been affected by Cholera and at least 8000 had died from it
11
Q
Short-term responses:
A
- crucial aid was slow to arrive due to damaged port
- USA sent rescue teams in term of 10000 troops
- bottled water and purification tablets were sent
- 235000 were moved to less damaged areas away from Port au Prince
- UK government donated £20 million
12
Q
Long-term responses:
A
- homes were rebuilt to a higher standard but he process was slow as almost a year after over 1 million still living in temporary shelters
- Port rebuilt but took a large investment
- patch economic recovery- airport rebuilt but some traffic lights didn’t work
