Haitian earthquake Flashcards
magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?
7.3
when did the Haiti earthquake happen?
2010, January the 12
How many people died in the Haiti earthquake?
22,750
How many were injured in the Haiti earthquake?
over 300,000
How many were made homeless in the Haiti earthquake?
over 1.5 million
How many people died of a cholera outbreak because of lack of sanitation in the Haiti earthquake?
near 10,000
Economically the Haiti earthquake the damage was said to have ranged from?
$8.1 billion to $13.9 billion
There was increased vulnerability in the Haiti earthquake because of?
70% of haitians living in less than $1 a day and 86% of people who lived in port-au-price lived in shanty towns
There was further vulnerability in the Haiti earthquake due to?
No prepardness/plans - last major one 200 years ago so not in the memory of people . Already stuggling with inadquate infrastructre unreliable electricty and communcations
How did the US military help and hinder the Haiti earthquake?
provided equipment, kept order, search and rescue had withdrawn all forces by the second week of March. Leaving Haitian police and volunteers to deal with civil unrest.
When was a Haiti debt cancelled?
2009
After the Haiti earthquake what happened increasing its vulnerability as a country?
The slow distribution of resources in the days after the earthquake resulted in civil unrest and looting.
