Haiti Case Study

Question 1

What was the category

Answer 1

7

Question 2

When did the earthquake happen

Answer 2

January 12th, 2010, 16:53 local time

Question 3

Where

Answer 3

Epicentre was near leogane, approximately 25km from port-au-prince, Haiti’s capital

Question 4

Why did the earthquake occur

Answer 4

Pressure build up in the North American plate and Caribbean plate

Question 5

What were the primary effects

Answer 5

250,000 dead

300,000 injured

1 million left homeless

30,000 commercial buildings destroyed

Question 6

What were the secondary effects

Answer 6

2 million without food and water

Regular power cuts

Increase crime and sexual violence

People had to be moved into temporary shelters

Cholera outbreak

Question 7

What were the immediate response to the earthquake

Answer 7

Slow aid due to port damage

USA sent rescue teams and 10,000 troops

Bottled water and purification tablets provided

235,000 people moved away from the capital

£20 million given by UK government

Question 8

What were the long term responses

Answer 8

Reliance on overseas aid due to poverty

New homes built to higher standards

Over 1 million people still in shelters a year later

Port rebuilding required significant investment

Still haven’t recovered to this day