Haiti earthquake

Question 1

Preparation for earthquakes (warning and evacuation, building design, remote sensing and GIS)

Answer 1

Does not have resources to heed warnings
Building quality was very poor
Very few reserves as people are very poor

Question 2

Short-term responses and relief (emergency aid, shelter and supplies).

Answer 2

Foreign aid effort was slowed by the lack of transport infrastructure
Many countries responded to appeals for aid - pledging funds and dispatching rescue/medical teams
810,000 people placed in aid camps
Healthcare supplies provided to limit disease such as cholera

Question 3

Longer-term planning (risk assessment, hazard mapping and rebuilding programmes)

Answer 3

EU gave 330 million USD
USA gave $100 USD
6 months after the earthquake 98% of the rubble remained unclear, some still blocking vital access roads
people in relief camps of tents and tarps and almost no housing had been built
Most camps had no electricity, running water, or sewage disposal and the tents were beginning to fall apart
Between 23 major charities, $1.1 billion had been collected for relief
One year after the earthquake 1 million people remained displaced

Question 4

General info

Answer 4

25km southwest of the Haitian capital
7.0 magnitude
3 million displaced
1 million homeless