haiti eq Flashcards
hazards
p
violent shaking of ground for 60 seconds
collapse of poorly constructed buildings
liquefaction of soft sediment
s
landslides on steep slopes near shanty towns
social impacts
230000 deaths (highest ever MR in eq)
1.5 mil left homeless
70% of buildings in Port au Prince collapsed
roads blocked
large amount of deaths in shanty towns
airport damaged
5000 schools damaged
prison damaged, 4000 escaped
cholera epidemic killed 6900
economic impacts
long term economic costs of up to $8 billion
management
scientists warned gov. inn 2008 of danger of eq
no warning given
no hazard maps before eq
no regulations
no stockpiling
response
had to dig through rubble with bare hands
airport damaged so aid flown into dominican republic
by july 2020 98% of rubble uncleared
poor co ordination of help
long term:
2011, 810,000 still in camps
eval
gov - lack of urban planning resulting in Port au Prince population
aid - poor coordination resulted in spread of Cholera
recovery commission disbanded in Nov. 2011 having spent less than half of $4.6 bil budget
underestimation of recovery cost resulting less houses being built
corruption
other
deforestation resulted in flooding
high vulnerability to natural disasters
inflation