- Haiti hasn't got strict building regulations, many people were crushed inside buildings due to the pancake effect
- Loose sediment amplified the seismic waves
- Lack of building regulations
- LEDCs like Haiti cannot afford earthquake predicition equipment
-Soft sand of the river basin caused many structres to fall into the river and harbour
- Lack of steel rods in the building structure caused the conrete to crumble and buildings to collapse
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