Lesson 26-Why is Haiti a Multihazardous Zone?

Question 1

What are physical hazards that Haiti faces?

Answer 1

• Earthquakes-2012
• Tropical storms-Hurricane Tomas-2010 and Hurricane Mathew-2016

Question 2

Hurricane Tomas

Answer 2

• November 2010 (6 months after the earthquake)
• The focal point had 140mph winds and heavy rainfall
• Over 100,00 people were affected in the first few days of the event by flooding and contaminated water

Question 3

Hurricane Matthew

Answer 3

• September 2016, cat 5 hurricane
  -250 miles across and winds over 160mph
• $10bn damage tpo Haiti and wider philipines
  -1600 hatians were killed, 140,00 homeless
  -still hasnt fully recovered

Question 4

Physical factors that mean the disasters are so servere

Answer 4

• Heavy rainfall means that there is annual tropical storms and mountain topography with limestone makes perfect conditions for landslides
• Steep slopes around dense population, buildings are prone to collapsing due to mass movement as they are built to poor standards

Question 5

Human factors that mean that disasters here are so serve

Answer 5

• Population growth as 10 million live in Haiti and a million live in the capital
  -big gaps bewteen rural and urban welath
• Frequent hazard zone but still receives little attention, aid or funding after hurricanes due to lack of media coverage