Haiti Earthquake Flashcards
What type of country
LIC
Year
2010
What’s the tectonic setting
On Enriquillo Fault (Carribean plate)
Where was epicentre
At Leogane , 15km of capital
What’s the capital
Port-au-prince
How many aftershocks
3
4 social impacts
Bodies piled in streets
Collapsed buildings killed many
Looting and violence was common due to hunger
15% people living in port-au-prince died or were injured
What was death toll
222,500
3 economic impacts
1.5million made homeless
Main port destroyed
5000 schools damaged
What was the total value of damage and loss
$7.8billion
How many buildings were destroyed
10,000
2 political impacts
UN lost it’s HQ & 80-100 staff
Many civic offices destroyed e.g schools, tax offices, parliament
4 immediate responses
120 people rescued from rubble in 2 weeks
Survivors went to hospitals in Dominican Republic
US army sent 5,500 troops + 6 US ships
Celebrities took part in hope for Haiti telethon and raised £35 million
What was the magnitude
7.0
What month did it occur
January
