haiti earthquake 2010

Question 1

death toll? (haiti)

Answer 1

over 200,000 people

Question 2

magnitude? (haiti)

Answer 2

7.0

Question 3

homeless count? (haiti)

Answer 3

1.3 million homless

Question 4

vulnerability of haiti

Answer 4

extremely poor(paying back france for their own freedom) 120 yrs of debt
-series of unstable governance
-help from others (at what cost)
-weak institutions(police and emergency planning)
-poorly constructed concrete buildings
>poor urban planning - unplanned settlements

Question 5

impacts on haiti

Answer 5

-crime increased bc no protective services
-60% of infrastructure badly damaged
-70% of buildings collapsed
-extremely densely populated, so many people lost their lives

Question 6

vulnerability part 2 (haiti)

Answer 6

-flood prone camps
-cholera break out
-poorest country in western hemisphere
-2/3 people unemployed before disaster