2021 Haiti earthquake Flashcards
what income country
LIC
what magnitude
7.2 magnitude earthquake
where was the focus and epicentre
only 10 km deep, and the epicentre was 125 km from the capital Port-au-Prince.
what plate boundry
conservative- The North American Plate lies to the north and the Caribbean Plate to the south.
how many died
killed 2,000 injured 12,000
secondary hazard
Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Grace turned the landslides into mud and led to widespread flooding.
how high was the tsunami and where
3m high recorded around capital Port-au-Prince
responses
-The United Nations and charities, such as the Red Cross and CAFOD, sent aid
what made aid harder to give
delivery of essential supplies was hampered by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Grace.
cost of damages
round US$1.6 billion.
debt in haiti
-At the end of 2021, Haiti’s public debt totalled $5 billion
-external debt for 2020 was $2.3 mill
fact about Haiti’s poverty
-poorest country in the western hemisphere
role of education in vulnerability and resilience
in 2010, Haitis literacy rate was 48%
in 2018, increased to 61%
faces shortages in educational supplies and teachers
role of housing in vulnerability and resiliance
-in 2010, only 54% of people in Port au prince had access to clean water- 30% to sanitation
-professionally constructed buildings lack structural integrity
role of healthcare in vulnerability and resilience
-96% of Haitian population lacks basic health coverage
