Haiti Case Study

Question 1

When did it happen ?

Answer 1

Tuesday 12th January

2010

4.55pm

Question 2

Richter scale

Answer 2

7.2

Question 3

Epicentre

Answer 3

16 miles west of capital Port au Prince - 2 million population.

Question 4

Why did it occur ?

Answer 4

Conservative plate.

Caribbean and North American plates

Slide past each other due to convection currents in mantle.

As played move pressure energy builds up.

Friction also generated from moving plates.

EQ released as seismic waves

Question 5

Primary social

Answer 5

200,000+ deaths

300,000+ injured

4,000 schools damaged

600,000 people left their homes

Question 6

Primary economic

Answer 6

60% of government buildings destroyed.

Infrastructure destroyed

Port destroyed

Question 7

Primary environmental

Answer 7

Contaminated water

Question 8

Secondary social

Answer 8

1.5 mill homeless

No water / food / shelter for week

600,000 living in temp accommodation

No jobs / schooling

Orphans

Question 9

Secondary economic

Answer 9

Loss of wage

Poverty

Loss of tourism

Rebuilding cost a lot

Question 10

Secondary environmental

Answer 10

Dust from collapsed building - breathing difficulties.

Landslides

Diseases from contained water. Cholera

Question 11

Cholera

Answer 11

By July 2011 5,900 people died from outbreak

216,000 affected

Question 12

Immediate response

Answer 12

Sending relief / medical teams

Aid took a While due to air traffic congestion and prioritisation of flights.

Rescue team took over 48 hours to arrive meaning humanitarian became worse

Haiti appeal £107 million

Mass burial

Question 13

Long term response

Answer 13

Cash for work programme

Road / building built to be earthquake proof.

Sanitation - 609 latrines built

Support for Haitian farmers / small businesses / stay in rural areas

Build back better - EQ builds / alternative fuels to reduce deforestation