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What date did Haiti take place?
12 January 2010
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What was the magnitude of Haiti?
7.0
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Where in Haiti was the earthquakes epicentre?
West Coast
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How many deaths did Haiti cause?
230,000
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How many injuries did Haiti cause?
300,000
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How many people were made homeless by Haiti?
1.5 million
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A secondary effect of Haiti was the damaged water supplies, what can this cause?
Risk of disease
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How many rescue troops did the US send?
10,000
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Why was there looting and violence following Haiti?
To get provisions
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What were human factors that made the earthquake so devastating?
The buildings were weak, huge amounts of money had been spent rebuilding after Gustav and Hannah
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What factor caused by the earthquake could affect mental health?
Stress and trauma
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Who else, other than the US sent help to Haiti?
The UK
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Who organized a tv charity night?
George Clooney
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Who produced the 'Everybody Hurts' charity night?
Simon Cowell
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Charities sent food out to Haiti to help in the aftermath. What is an example of one of these charities?
Oxfam
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To whom did they appeal for help?
MEDC's
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How did people dig out survivors?
With their bare hands
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What did many people lack after Haiti?
Basic food provisions and clothes
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What was a natural cause of the earthquake?
Plates sliding past each other getting caught and building up pressure
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Is Haiti an MEDC or LEDC?
LEDC
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Precisely what time did Haiti take place?
4.53pm
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Which place is near where the Haiti earthquake took place?
Port Au Prince
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Roughly how long would it take to rebuild the capital after Haiti?
A decade
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