Haiti Earthquake Flashcards
What year was the Haiti earthquake?
2010
What was the magnitude? (H)
7.0
How many died? (H)
316,000 killed
How many injured? (H)
300,000 injured
How many homeless?
1.5 million
How were local services affected? (H)
All 8 hospitals collapsed or badly damaged
5000 schools damaged
4 unis collapsed
4000 inmates escaped
What spread through camps
Cholera
What increased as a result?
Looting and crime increased
Police were struggling to function
How many were able to relocate?
235,000 people
How many people were still homeless?
By 2015 500,000 still homeless
How many were paid and why were they paid?
200,000 were paid or received food for doing ‘public work’ such as cleaning debris
How did Haiti react?
Struggled to coordinate distribution of aid as no one was able to take charge
How did international support help? (H)
Search and rescue teams flown in from USA
American engineers cleared the port
American troops helped to provide law and order
