Haiti Flashcards
What is Haiti LEDC or MEDC
LEDC
Where is it
in the Caribbean near Cuba
Before 2010 what was the condition
Had been no major earthquakes so building not made to withstand earthquakes
How was housing in the capital Port-au-Prince
croweded
Economy
Poor
Date of earthquake
21 January 2010
Magnitude
7.0
where did it occur
25 km from Port-au-Prince
Depth of focus
13 km
Cause of earthquake
Destructive plate margin, between Caribbean Plate and North Atlantic Plate
How many people killed
more than 20 000
How many injured
about 300 000 according to estimates
Buildings were destroyed leaving how many homeless
1.3 million
What was destroyed
hospitals and government buildings, the port and many roads were blocked.
What became a problem
looting high
What happened to people
over 2 million were left short of food and water and power supplies were cut
What was a result of poor sanitation
Cholera outbreaks
What did damage to port and road led to
Difficulty to deliver aid supplies and airport could not handle the number of relief aircraft required
What did American engineers do
Helped to clear port and airport
How many troops sent by USA
10 000
In terms of shelter what did they do
temporary tent camps were set up and over 200 000 people were sent to safer areas
What did they do for water
Bottled water and water purification kits were provided
In terms of medication
Field hospitals were set up
What is a result of Haiti being poor
Hard to recover so reply on overseas support which takes time. So over a year after earthquake many still lived in tents.
