Haiti Earthquake P1 Flashcards
How people died due to the Haiti Earthquake?
230,000 people died
How many people were made homeless due to the Haiti earthquake?
Around 1 million people made homeless
How many homes were destroyed by the Haiti earthquake?
Around 250,000 homes were destroyed.
What are some secondary impacts of the Haiti earthquake?
Massive outbreak of cholera due to lack of clean water killed many, crime became a massive problem and thousands were left without electricity for weeks.
What magnitude was the Haiti Earthquake?
Magnitude 7 on the richter scale.
When was the Haiti earthquake?
January 2010
What were some short term responses to the Haiti earthquake?
Bottled water and long life food was provided to survivors, over 230,000 moved to other places, aid was very slow to arrive as airport and port was damaged, the USA sent out 10,000 troops and the UK donated £20 million to help.
What were some long term responses to the Haiti earthquake?
New homes were built to a slightly higher standard, over 1 year later over 1 million people still in temporary accommodation, the port which was destroyed took years to rebuild, Haiti has not had a stable government which hinders efforts to rebuild..
Why was Haiti more badly impacted than New Zealand?
The Haiti earthquake took place in Port-Au-Prince, a very densely populated city with badly built houses that collapsed easily. The country had a severe lack of health care of shortage of doctors. Aid could not arrive quickly due to airport and port being damaged, Haiti earthquake was stronger (7 magnitude) than NZ’s (6.3 magnitude)
