Earthquake emerging - Haiti

Question 1

Mag and date

Haiti

Answer 1

2010

7 mag

Question 2

Social impacts

Haiti

Answer 2

220,000 people were killed.

Outbreaks of cholera.

Question 3

Environmental impacts

Haiti

Answer 3

Parts of the land sinking below the sea

Question 4

Economic impacts

Haiti

Answer 4

The main port was badly damaged - hard for exports and imports.
1 in 5 jobs were lost.

Question 5

Responses

Haiti

Answer 5

USA sent 10,000 troops

The EU gave $330 million

Question 6

Vulnerability and impacting factors

Haiti

Answer 6

Corrupt government have different priorities e.g. poverty.

9.7 Million people live below the poverty line - poorest country in western hemisphere.

Port Au Prince, the capital, is on a fault line.

Poor infrastructure, education and health services.

Question 7

Modify vulnerability, loss, event

Haiti

Answer 7

Each building traffic lighted in terms of whether it needs to be reconstructed or not.

World Bank wiped half its debts off.

Communities helping rebuild buildings with building codes.
However this is small scale.