Haiti earthquake 10th January 2010

Haiti before earthquake:

• 1 doctor per 4,000 people
• Adult Literacy rate 53% for over 15's
• 46% had access to clean water
• Poorest country in western hemisphere
• 66% of Haitians live less than £1 a day

Immediate Affects of Earthquake:

• 7.0 magnitude earthquake
• 1.5 million people made homeless, 3 million affected overall
• 1 in 5 lost their jobs because of the earthquake
• The prison was destroyed and 4000 inmates escaped
• 220,000 people estimated to have died
• $430 million given by the US and the EU
• 4.3 million people provided with rations

Long-term affects:

• 98% of rubble not cleared restricting access
• 1 million still homeless after a year
• Reduced conditions lead to Cholera outbreak in October, 210,000 infected
• Improved water supply to 350,000 people
• Only 20% of aid was spent by the corrupt government