Haiti

Question 1

When was Haiti earthquake ?

Answer 1

2010

Question 2

Background of Haiti

Answer 2

149th human development index out of 165
86 percent live in slums
Cholera outbreak even before the earthquake.

Question 3

Impacts - primary

Answer 3

Cholera outbreak
151,000 people died
All road surfaces effected
Road from jacmer to port au prince was blocked for 10 days.
Presidential palace and prison collapses - 4000 inmates escaping
Many of specialist nurses in hospitals injured and other members of rescue teams.
Looting as aid slow to arrive
1,000 bodies over street for 3 days.
Mass graves as morgues overwhelmed.

Question 4

How much money given?

Answer 4

The us gave 48 million

Where’s UN gave 2 million for textile industry

Question 5

Economic impacts

How much raised?

Answer 5

GDP 15 percent
3 years to recover
1.1 bn raised in charitable efforts - less than 1 percent been released in Haiti

Question 6

Responses were mainly undertaken?

Answer 6

By international organisations and overseas as the govt was ineffective and corrupt

Question 7

What was the relief responses?

Answer 7

Dominican Red Cross took control for a month before UN came in.
Resources - chefs 100,000 meals - sustain refugees in haiti who were displaced
100,000 Haitians allowed to live in us for 18 months
2.1 million involved in relief
Contrast to Japan , Kobe earthquake which was largely internal Japan- led and only got 7 million in relief aid.