Port au Prince, Haiti - LEDC Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyThe Restless EarthCase StudyGCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 16-04-16 15:23 How strong was the earthquake in Haiti? 7 on the richer scale 1 of 17 When did the earthquake in Haiti occur? 12th January 2010 2 of 17 At which plate margin did the earthquake occur? Destructive plate margin between Caribbean plate and North American plate 3 of 17 How many aftershocks were there? 33 aftershocks 4 of 17 How many houses were destroyed? 100,000 houses destroyed 5 of 17 How many people were injured? 300,000 people injured 6 of 17 How many people died? 230,000 people died 7 of 17 How much did damage cost? $10 billion damage 8 of 17 How many people were made homeless? 1.5 million people made homeless 9 of 17 How many people were left without food or water? 2 million people without food or water 10 of 17 How long will it take to rebuild Port au Prince? A decade to rebuild Port au Prince 11 of 17 What did people do to take advantage of the chaos? Looting was common due to the lack of law enforcement in the chaos 12 of 17 For how long were people sleeping on the streets? People sleeping on streets for months after 13 of 17 How many people were moved and to where? 235,000 people moved to less damaged cities 14 of 17 What aid did the USA send? USA sent 10,000 troops and $100 million in aid 15 of 17 What did American engineers do in response? American engineers cleared the port to allow aid vessels to enter 16 of 17 Give 3 long term responses Appealed to MEDC's for aid / Public donated millions / New homes built to a higher standard 17 of 17
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