Haiti- Earthquakes Flashcards
Preparation: What’ the main reason Haiti weren’t prepared for the earthquake?
There hadn’t been one in living memory
Preparation: What was the problem with Port-au-Prince?
It was overcrowded, and the homes couldn’t withstand the force of the earthquake
Preparation: How many lived in Port-au-Prince?
2.5 million
When was the earthquake?
2nd January 2010
What did the earthquake measure on the Richter scale?
7.0
Primary Effects: How many were killed?
220,000
Primary Effects: How many were injured?
300,000
Primary Effects: How many hospitals collapsed in Port-au-Prince?
8
Primary Effects: How many houses were destroyed?
About 100,000
Primary Effects: How many houses were damaged?
200,000
Primary Effects: What was badly damaged?
The main port
Secondary Effects: How many were left without food or water?
Over 2 million
Secondary Effects: What happened to the police force?
It collapsed
Secondary Effects: What did damage to the port and road make distributing food and aid?
Hard and ineffective
Secondary Effects: What were set up for the homeless?
Temporary shelters
Secondary Effects: By November, what were there outbreaks of in temporary shelters?
Cholera
Secondary Effects: What happened to all the dead bodies?
They were put into mass graves
Immediate Responses: What did American engineers and diving teams do?
Clear the worst of the debris
Immediate Responses: How many troops did the USA send?
10,000
Immediate Responses: How much money did the USA send in aid?
$100 million
Immediate Responses: How many people did the food the UN send feed?
2 million
Immediate Responses: How many people did the Haitian government move to less damaged cities?
235,000
Long-term Responses: What was Haiti still dependent on 6 months on?
Overseas aid
Long-term Responses: How many people were still living in tents a year on?
350,000
Long-term Responses: How much of the £3 billion pledged by foreign governments did Haiti receive after a year?
53%
Long-term Responses: What are homes being built to?
A higher standard
