Haiti Earthquake Flashcards
Learn about the impacts of Haiti earthquakes
Which plates does Haiti sit on?
Nazca, North American and Caribbean. Constructive faults most deadly.
Which boundary caused earthquake?
Plantain garden fault, 1.8m slip (constructive).
Why is Haiti vulnerable?
-GNI = $660/ person
-High incidence to disease (AIDs)
-Vulnerable to tropical storms (Jean in 2004, 3000 dead).
-Limited infrastructure.
What was magnitude of earthquake?
7 on Richter
Mercarlli score?
level 9
How many deaths?
230,000
% of infrastructure lost?
60%
How many dead from secondary causes?
6900
How many homeless?
1.5 million
Economic costs to recover?
$8 billion
How many jobs lost?
20%
What were the short term responses?
-Dominican republic provided food/water and set up hospitals.
-1500 camps set up in port-au-prince
-Iceland emergency response team there within 24 hours.
Why was response difficult?
Destroyed airport and port (ships turned away)
What were the long term responses?
-World bank set up rebuilding schemes and food for 200,000 children.
-World bank also set up schools.
How effective were the responses?
-1.6 million remained in tents by July 2010.
-Poorly managed camps lead to cholera outbreak.
-world bank rebuilding was on too small of a scale.
-Lack of communication, aid didn’t speak French.
Linked to park model?
-Steep drop in QOL.
-Slow emergency relief.
-rehabilitation prolonged.
-poor reconstruction
When was Haiti earthquake?
January 10th 2010
