Haiti EQ 2010 Flashcards
Causes
Contractional Deformation along Leogane Fault Line
Slippage of Conservative Plate Boundary that runs directly through Haiti
Primary Impacts
3 million people affected
250,000 died
105,000 homes destroyed
1 in 10 people in country left homeless
Communications and Electricity Down
Secondary Impacts
Cholera Spread
1 in 5 people lost jobs
Overcrowding
Aid Delivery Delayed
Environmental Damage
Long Term Impact
Political Unrest and Tension Rose
Aid was hard come by so trust in other countries lowered
Cost of disaster roughly $14 Billion
Retail and Tourism down massively
Overall impacts still not recovered from to this day
Short Term Response
Initial Aid slow to arrive
Water provided
235,000 people relocated
UK donated £20 Million
USA sent rescue teams and 10,000 troops
Overseas aid was necessary
Long Term Response
New homes built but much later than was necessary
Large investment into rebuilding port
People still suffering and are still dependent on aid agencies to this day due to the impact they faced and the lack of compensation they received