Haiti Earthquake Developing Country Flashcards
1
Q
When
A
12th January 2010, 4.53pm
2
Q
Causes
A
- conservative plate boundary
- Caribbean and N.American plates slide past each other 2cm per year
- focus just 10km below surface
3
Q
Effects-human
A
- 230000 dead
- 300000 injured
- hospitals full, disease
- food+water shortage
- looting
4
Q
Effects-physical
A
- infrastructure ruined, roads impassable
- airport crowded and port closed
- houses, including President Palace and UN buildings collapsed
5
Q
Responses
A
USA sent 10000 troops
UK sent firemen with sniffer dogs
6
Q
Aid
A
- £165 mill, but took long time to reach Haiti
- tents, water, medicines
7
Q
Repair
A
Better built new homes, but slow progression
8
Q
Preparing for future Earthquakes
A
- seismometer
- earthquake proof buildings
- earthquake drills for evacuation
- rescue services, technology
