Haiti Earthquake (1)

Question 1

Primary impacts

Answer 1

• 230,00 killed, 300,000 injured, and 1.5 million made homeless
• 50% of buildings collapsed in Port-au-Prince, including hospitals and key infrastructure

Question 2

Secondary impacts

Answer 2

• Cholera outbreak affected over 600,000 people
• Looting and aid delays due to lack of security and damaged infrastructure

Question 3

Immediate Response

Answer 3

• Emergency aid from USA, UK, and Dominican Republic
• UN and NGO’s provided food, water, and medical support

Question 4

Long therm responses

Answer 4

• $13 billion in aid pledged, but rebuilding was slow
• New buildings codes and cash-for-work programmes introduced