Haiti Earthquake 2010 Flashcards
Date of the quake
4:53p.m 12 January 2010
What did the quake measure on the Richter scale
7
Where was the epicentre
15km south-west of Port Au Prince
What happened in the immediate aftermath to make it worse
2 after quakes struck of 5.9 and 5.5
Where is Haiti
On the Carribean
What plate boundary is it on
A conservative plate boundary between the Caribbean and the North American plates which runs through Haiti
Where was the focus of the quake
10km under the Earth’s surface which is shallow so energy was released closer to the ground making it more violent
How many people died or were injured
230,000- Death
300,000- Injured
What did the survivors do
They had nowhere to go as their home were destroyed and the hospitals were full.
How were patients treated
As proper doctors were either killed or injured and equipment was destroyed they were treated badly
Did people have food to eat
No there was an acute food shortage so survivors had hunger. Also water was in a shortage as the water system that supplied 40% of the population was destroyed.
What did they do with the bodies
Mass graves of 7,000 were commissioned. The remaining bodies were made into roadblocks protesting against the long time it took for aid to arrive.
Were people helpful
No, as the police force capitulated to the earthquake violent looting and violence broke out.
What was the death rate and what caused it to be so high
High this was due to a number of factors: 72.1% of the population lived on less then $2 a day; the people lived in packed shanty towns in poorly constructd buildings; builders didn’t follow safety instructions and were given bribes to take short cuts; the quake hit close to said areas. Almost every house in the country well down.
What happened to the capital
the infrastructure of Port Au Prince was completely ruined. Roads were impassable and the county’s tiny airport was full of aid planes while to port was full of rubbish.
What did the government do
the presidential palace was destroyed so parliament had no place from where to make decisions.
How much did the UN pledge
£165 million of which £10 million was from the UK
What did the US do
Sent 10,000 troops to give aid and find survivors. 2 ships and several amphibious vehicles were sent.
what did the International Organization for Migration do
Set up 592 camps for 692,000 people
