Haiti earthquake Flashcards
is hait and LIC or an HIC
LIC
when was the earthquake
10th January 2010 at 4:53 pm
what was the magnitude of the earthquake
7.1
what were the plates involved
Caribbean plate on a conservative plate boundary with the North American plate
what is a primary effect
effects directly caused by the earthquake
how many people died
around 200,000
how many people were left homeless
1.5 million
how many buildings were destroyed
250,000 homes and 30,000 othe buildings
what percentage of government buildings were destroyed
60%
the Amin prison was destroyed how many inmates escaped
4000
why was it hard for help to come and people to leave
the airport control tower was destroyed
how many people lost their jobs
1 in 5 people
what did the large number of deaths mean for hospitals and morgues
there were so many dead bodies that they had to be piled on streets spreading disease
how many people did the USA send in the form of a rescue team and troops
10,000
how much money was donated by the UK government
20 million
how many were moved away from Port-au-Prince to less-damaged cities.
235,000
what was provided for clean water
bottled water and purification tablets
what did Haiti rely on due to being a poor country
-overseas aid
-emergency aid
a year after the earthquake how many people still lived in temporary shelters
over 1 million
what was needed for the rebuilding of the port
large amounts of investment
