Cade Study 18: Aid: Haiti Earthquake 2010

Question 1

What happened and why

Answer 1

• earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale hit at 4.53PM on 12 January 2010
• there were 52 after-shocks
• strike slip fault between Caribbean and North American tectonic plates
• 222,000 people were killed
• 1.7 million people were left homeless
• 60% of hospitals were destroyed
• total cost $8 billion
• Photo Port-au-Prince, the capital city was affected badly

Question 2

Emergency aid

Answer 2

1. Short-term aid to time from around the world for example 61 people from the UK Fire service search and rescue team
2. Emergency field hospitals were set up on the shore for example Argentin apples emergency hospital
3. The USNS comfort (Maybe floating hospital ship) was moored close the coast and took on-board up to 500 winded people at one time
4. Water sanitation equipment and body bags were used up to try and stop the spread of disease
5. 20,000 US food aid personal gave out food to 3,500,000 people

Question 3

Development aid

Answer 3

• multinational aid to totalled $9.8 billion
Samples of the EU aid are
- debt cancellation of what €150 million
-Germany~ finance a hydroelectric power station
- UK is developing disaster risk reduction programs
-Netherlands~ focused on providing housing and moneymaking schemes

Question 4

When did the Haiti earthquake occur

Answer 4

2010