Hazardous Earth Haiti earthquake

Question 1

what happened

Answer 1

• 12 january 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck haiti, leaving its capital port-au-prince devastated
• happened on a conservative plate boundary

Question 2

what are primary effects

Answer 2

• 316,000 people died and a further more 300,000 injured
• many houses were poorly built and collapsed - instantly 1 million made homeless
• the port, communication links and major roads were damaged beyond repair

Question 3

what are secondary effects

Answer 3

• water systems destroyed - a cholera outbreak and killed over 8000 people
• port was destroyed making it hard to get aid to an area
• Haiti’s important clothing factories were damaged - these provided 60% of haitis exports / 1 in 5 jobs were lost

Question 4

what are immediate responses

Answer 4

• USA sent rescue teams and 10,000 troops
• bottled water and purification tablets were provided
• 235,000 people were moved away from port-au-prince to less damages cities
• £20 million was donated by uk government

Question 5

what were long term responses

Answer 5

• new homes were built to a better standard
• port needed rebuilding, which required large amounts of investment