Port-au-Prince Earthquake

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Economic Impacts
- 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed.
- Damage to the main clothing industry.
- 50% of poorly built buildings were destroyed.
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Social Impacts
- Over 230,000 dead.
- 3 million affected.
- Over 180,000 homes destroyed.
- 1.3 million made homeless.
- Several hospitals collapsed.
- Cholera outbreak.
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Environmental Impacts
- Liquefaction.
- Strong aftershocks of 6.2 magnitude.
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Short-term Responses
- Neighbouring Dominican Republic provided emergency supplies and heavy machinery to help with search and rescue.
- Emergency rescue teams arrived from a number of countries.
- Medical teams began treating the injured - temporary field hospitals were set
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Long-term Responses
- Money was pledged by organisations and governments to assist in rebuilding, but only slow progress had been made after one year.
- After one year, there were still 1,300 camps.
- Small farmers are being supported - so crops can be grown.
- Schools were
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Social Impacts

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- Over 230,000 dead.
- 3 million affected.
- Over 180,000 homes destroyed.
- 1.3 million made homeless.
- Several hospitals collapsed.
- Cholera outbreak.

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Environmental Impacts

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Short-term Responses

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Long-term Responses

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