Impacts of Earthquake Activity in Haiti
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- Created on: 12-05-21 09:46
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- Impacts of Earthquake Activity
- Social Impacts
- 230,000 deaths from earthquake
- cholera epidemic
- 6,900 deaths
- not direct impact
- october 2010
- come from UN worker
- 515,000 cases reported
- 1.5 million homeless
- 450 improvised camps
- 40% had shelter
- 3 camps had portable water
- 450 improvised camps
- 60% infrastructure destroyed
- 4000 amputees
- 4000 escaped prisoners
- 80% schools destroyed
- Political Impacts
- unstable government
- strengthening demographic institutions
- only 5% of land has legal owners
- unstable government
- Environmental Impacts
- contaminated water
- hurricane season approaching
- hurricane tomas causes severe flooding
- only 2% land had trees
- land slides
- Economic Impacts
- $8 billion damage
- -120% GDP
- capitals main port destroyed
- phone lines failed
- no communication
- businesses destroyed
- UN lost its HQ
- $8 billion damage
- Social Impacts
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