Tectonic Hazards - Port au Prince, Haiti

Question 1

Primary effects of Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

• 230,000 deaths
• houses of over 1.3 million people were destroyed
• half of schools in Port-au-Prince damaged

Question 2

Secondary effects of Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

• Cholera outbreak killing over 8000 people
• loss of income from tourism
• 1 million still living in camps 1 year after the earthquake

Question 3

Immediate responses of Haiti earthquake?

Answer 3

• rescuing people helped by US marines
• mass graves for dead
• camps for the homeless set up by the UN

Question 4

Long-term responses of Haiti earthquake?

Answer 4

• $330 million given by the EU
• $1.1 billion collected by charities
• cash for work schemes

Question 5

What year was the earthquake in Haiti?

Answer 5

2010