The Restless Earth - Earthquakes (Haiti vs New Zealand)

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How did the primary effects of the two earthquakes compare?
Number of deaths (316,000 in Haiti & 185 in New Zealand)
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How did the primary effects of the two earthquakes compare?
Number of Homeless people (100s in New Zealand & 1 million in Haiti) both due to building quality
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How did the primary effects of the two earthquakes compare?
Hundreds of kilometers of water and sewage pipes were destroyed in both of the countries
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How did the secondary effects of the two earthquakes compare?
Employment (1/5 of people in Haiti lost their jobs because so many buildings were destroyed. Haiti's largest industry was clothing and that was one of the worst affected & in New Zealand it took several months for the people to return back to jobs)
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How did the secondary effects of the two earthquakes compare?
Reduced number of tourists in New Zealand as the Rugby world cup was cancelled
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How did the immediate responses of the two earthquakes compare?
Shelter (In New Zealand, several hundred people were given temporary homes for up to a year whereas in Haiti 810,000 people still living in slums and tents even after a year)
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How did the immediate responses of the two earthquakes compare?
The presidential palace in Haiti was destroyed making it hard for aid to be given everywhere to the affected area
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How did the immediate responses of the two earthquakes compare?
Sanitation (Sewage and water pipes still remained unfixed in Haiti, meaning cholera spread adding to the death toll. In New Zealand gov provided 30,000 chemical toilets and clean water for residents restored within 2 days)
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How did the long term responses of the two earthquakes compare?
Infrastructure (80% of roads and 50% of footpaths repaired in New Zealand and were cleared within 6 months. There are still severely damaged roads in Haiti, this prevented aid getting to people for several months)
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How did the long term responses of the two earthquakes compare?
Aid (Haiti received $100 million and New Zealand received $7 million as they did not need as much, Haiti's gov has introduced a 'cash for work' scheme so residents can help clearance and rebuilding)
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How did the long term responses of the two earthquakes compare?
Building claims (New Zealand gov provided $898 million in building claims for housed residents in temporary housing whereas in Haiti no help in terms of accommodation and number of residents living in slums increased)
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