Haiti Flashcards
To improve sanitation, what did the aid agencies provide people with? (Long-term response)
600 toilets and washing areas
How many people became homeless? (Secondary, social effect)
1.5 million
How did agencies help people earn money after the disaster? (Long-term response)
Cash for Work programme
Haiti also suffered from a loss of which industry? (Secondary, economic effect)
Tourism
Where did help come from and how long did it take to get there? (Immediate response)
- Abroad (UK, USA)
- 48 hrs
How many people were living in temporary accommodation? (Secondary, social effect)
600,000
How many were injured? (Primary, social effect)
300,000
What did they do to the buildings when re-building them? (Long-term response)
Earthquake-proof all new buildings
How much did the Haiti appeal raise and what did it provide people with? (Immediate response)
£107 million (tents, water and food)
How many people died because of the earthquake? (Primary, social effect)
over 200,000
When did it happen?
12th January 2010
How many schools were destroyed? (Primary, socio-economic effect)
4,000
How many people died of cholera? (Secondary, social effect)
5,899
What happened to tens of thousands of bodies? (Immediate response)
Buried in mass graves
What type of plate boundary?
Conservative
