Haiti Earthquake Case Study Flashcards
How many died
220,000
How many people were homeless?
1.3 million
How many injured?
300,000
When was it?
12th January 2010
What buildings were destroyed?
8 hospitals, 1300 schools, prisons and police stations
How much damage was caused?
$10 billion
How many homes destroyed?
300,000
Name some other primary effects
60% of government buildings destroyed e.g presidential palace, main shipping port badly damaged,roads blocked, power lines destroyed
How many haitians left without food/water?
2 million
Name some secondary effects
Looting, hindered government effort, decline in tourism industry, cholera outbreaks by november, dead bodies caused disease,no permanent hospitals 6months later, 1.6 million moved to temporary shelter
how much money did the european council donate?
£429 million
how much did the public in HICs raise?
$100 million, including a charity single by celebrities
How much did the Red Cross pay people to help improve refugee camps?
$5 a day
How much money did the EU release in early January?
£3 million
Name some other responses
HICs sent rescue teams, soldiers and equipment, telethon held in America to raise money, NGOs sent money and food US gave $100 million in aid as well as 1000 military and disaster relief personnel
What type of boundary does Haiti lie on?
Conservative (Enriquillo Fault)
How many aftershocks were there?
33
What did it measure on the Richter Scale?
7
