Haiti 2010 Earthquake

Question 1

What was the cause of the disaster

Answer 1

Slippage along a conservative plate boundary

Question 2

Magnitude?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

Primary effects?

Answer 3

3 million people affected, (around) 300,000 deaths, 50 hospitals collapsed, airport damaged

Question 4

Secondary effects?

Answer 4

1.3 million people left homeless, businesses destroyed, 20% people left jobless

Question 5

Immediate responses?

Answer 5

Emergency water and medical supplies. Other countries sent out emergency rescue teams. Temporary felid hospital (set up by Red Cross). UN troops+police were sent to distribute aid and keep order.

Question 6

Long term response

Answer 6

Money invested/pledged by organisations+governments to help with rebuilding (slow progress). Camps set up for those homeless. Rebuilding of schools

Question 7

What caused Haiti to be so impacted by this earthquake

Answer 7

Didn’t have the money or infrastructure to cope. Didn’t have enough procedures in place to reduce affects, this is due to it being a developing country.