Haiti Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRestless EarthIGCSEAQA Created by: Olliejh98Created on: 28-01-15 15:38 Backround info: Haiti is poorest country in Western hemisphere GDP is $1,200 per person (207th in world) HDI is 0.404 (145th in world) 80% of its 9.7 million population live below the poverty line Port Au Prince (capital) lies on fault line running off Perto Rico trench (N.American and Caribbean plate) Strike slip fault (Caribbean plate travelling West and N.American plate travelling West) 1 of 5 Earthquake Earthquake occured on Jan 12th 2010 Epicenter 10 miles SW of capital Focus only 10-15km below surface Measured 7.0 on Richter scale 2 of 5 Impacts 316,000 died More than a million made homeless Even in 2011 people remained in temporary houses 3 million people in total were affected Few building built with Earthquakes in mind so many badly damaged/ collapsed Govt of Haiti estimated 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings severley damaged Port, major roads and communication links damaged beyond repair The clothing industry (2/3rds of Haiti's exports) reported structural damage at manufacturing facilities 1 in 5 jobs lost Rubble/ cracks and fault lines blocked roads/ rails Sea levels in local areas changed as land sunk below sea 3 of 5 Short Term Response Many countries responded to appeals for aid, (pledging funds and dispatching rescue/medical teams) Engineers and support personnel Communication systems, air, land and sea transport facilities, hospitals and eletrical networks had been damaged which made rescue/aid difficult Much confusion as to who was in charge (air traffic, flight prioritisation further complicated early relief work) Port-au-Prince's morgues overwhelmed with tens of thousands of corpses (mass graves had to be used) Supplies, medical care and sanitation were priorities Delays in aid led to angry appeals from aid workers and survivors, this led to looting and violence 4 of 5 Long Term Response EU gave $330 million World Bank waived countries debt repayments for 5 yrs Senegalese offered land for Haitians 6 months after quake 98% of rubble un-cleared 1.6 million living in reief camp (barely any transitional housing built), many camps had no electricity, running water, or sewage disposal Between 23 charities $1.1 billion raised yet only 2% released! 1yr after quake 1 million still displaced Dominican republic offered support, accepted refugees Medicines San frontiers helped casualties whilst USA controlled aid distribution 5 of 5
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