Global Hazard Haiti

Question 1

Haiti Plate Boundary Type

Answer 1

Conservative Boundary, Shallow Focus

Question 2

Primary - Social impacts

Answer 2

Social
220,000 deaths
300,000 injured

Question 3

Primary - Economic impacts

Answer 3

-4000 schools damaged, 80% of schools collapsed in the capital
-30,000 commercial buildings collapsed
-158,000 homes damaged and 105,000 were completely destroyed
-Several hospitals were flattened

Question 4

Primary - environmental impacts

Answer 4

-violent shaking caused landslides
-idk if it is true but you can say cars go to the ocean causing water pollution

Question 5

Secondary - Social impacts

Answer 5

-1.5 million people were forced to live in temporary accommodation and 1,300 camps were still there a year later.
-Cholera outbreak killed 5,899 people and infected 216,000 people

Question 6

Secondary - Economics impact

Answer 6

-Electricity supplies were heavily disrupted
-People could not travel using the airport or port.
-Trade decreased as the countries clothing industry suffered (link to port having debris

Question 7

Secondary - Environmental impacts

Answer 7

-local seal level changed due to land movement

Question 8

Short Term Responses

Answer 8

-4.3 million people were provided with food rations, 115,000 tents and 1,000,000+ tarpaulins were provided
-Most government buildings collapsed which hindered the aid effort, money was pledged from countries around the world ($100 million from the US and $300 million from the EU)
-Temporary field hospitals were set up by the International Red Cross but supplies were limited, UN troops and police were sent to help distribute aid, 810,000 people were placed in aid camps, foreign aid was slow to reach people due to damaged infrastructure and violence and looting were observed in Haiti.

Question 9

Long Term Responses

Answer 9

-A year after, 1.5 million people were still in camps and very little housing had been rebuilt so 1,300 camps remained open a year after
-Temporary schools were created, and MSF tried to help casualties whilst the USA took charge of trying to coordinate aid distribution
-The World Bank waived the country’s debt for 5 years, which meant that -Haiti could focus on its relief efforts. Between 23 charities $1.1 billion was collected for Haiti for relief efforts and the government created a ‘Cash for Work’ programme for 70% of people who did not have a job.