Haiti Flashcards
1
Q
Background info:
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- 12th Jan 2010
- mag 7 on Richter scale but considered 5 times more fatal
- occurred at conservative margin between NA and Carriebwan
2
Q
Why was Haiti vulnerable?
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- 3 million lived in Port au Prince
- poor infrastructure
- LIC with lowest average GDP in NH
- remote so hard to receive aid
3
Q
Primary impacts:
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- 230,000 killed
- 300,000 injured
- 250,000 homes destroyed
4
Q
Secondary
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- cholera
- 52 aftershocks of MAG
- 500,000 homeless in March during rainy season
- 32,000 still in camps 15 years later
5
Q
Short term responses:
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- 100 million given in aid by US and 330 given by EU
- 810,000 placed in camps
- 4 million provided with food
6
Q
Long term responses
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- people trained how to safely rebuild using bamboo
- seismometers installed
- 70% unemployed so cash for work programmes
7
Q
Comparison with Christchurch MAG 6.3
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- 185 killed in CC,
- 6,660 injured in CC
- 100,000 properties damaged
- one ate five, the devils number and 0, one hundred thousand
