Earthquake-Haiti Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
Port Au Price
2
Q
Earthquake
A
10 miles SW from capital
7 richter
Caused by slip in fault
3
Q
Economic Impacts
A
250,000 homes destroyed
50 hospitals
30000 commercial buildings
Airport and port damaged
4
Q
Responses
A
$100million given by USA $330 million by EU
810,000 placed in aid camps
1 mil shelters provided tents etc
Food rations given to 4.3 mil people
Water and sanitation provided for 1.7 mil
5
Q
Management+strategies
A
No strategies in place
Houses built cheaply and poorly
6
Q
Social impacts
A
310000 deaths
1 million homeless
1300 schools damaged
Prison collapse 4000 escaped
