Hazards (seismic)- Haiti- MH

Question 1

Background info

Answer 1

• 7.0 magnitude
• January 2010, near Port-au-Prince
• 80% of 9.7million people live below poverty line

Question 2

Social impacts

Answer 2

-around 300,000 died
-1mill homeless
-2mill left without food and water

Question 3

Environmental impacts

Answer 3

-250,000 home destroyed
-port and other major roads and connections damaged
-sea levels changed, some parts of land sunk

Question 4

Economic impacts

Answer 4

-1 in 5 jobs lost
-clothing industry damaged (accounts for 2/3 of Haiti’s exports)

Question 5

Political impacts

Answer 5

-crime increased= looting became a problem and sexual violence escalated

Question 6

Primary responses

Answer 6

-due to port being damaged, aid was slow= USA sent rescue teams and 10,000 troops/ £20mil donated by UK gov
-bottled water and purification tablets provided

Question 7

Secondary responses

Answer 7

-over 1mil still displaced and living in temporary shelters a year after
-6 months after, 98% of rubble remained uncleared blocking main roads