Haiti earthquake Flashcards by Connor Stewart

Q

Background information

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12th Jan, 2010 at 4:53pm

Magnitude 7

Caribbean and north American plate - conservative

Tension built up for 250 years

25km west of port-au-prince, focus 13km deep

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Primary effects

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30,000 commercial buildings destroyed

230,000 deaths and 300,000 injuries

100,000 houses destroyed

Hospitals destroyed

Presidential palace destroyed

Main port destroyed

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Secondary impacts

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2 million homeless and without food or water

Crime increased - looting

Cholera outbreaks

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Short term responses

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$100 million in aid by USA

800,000 people in aid camps

Temporary hospitals set up

Healthcare provided to disease

500 UN troops deployed

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Long term responses

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IMF gave $102 million for rebuilding

98% of ruble was uncleared after 6 months

1 year later there were 1.6 million people in camps

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