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Haiti Earthquake 2010
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Mind Map on Haiti Earthquake 2010, created by rachaelclitheroe on 23/01/2015.
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Haiti Earthquake 2010
Facts
12th January 2010
Magnitude 7.0
Poorest country in the western hemisphere
worst earthquake in 200 years
strike slip fault
the last person found alive was on the 8th of feb
52 of the 100 aftershocks were stronger than 4.5
the epicenter near Leogane was 25km west of Port-au-Prince
the fault had been locked for 200 years gathering stress
Caribbean plate moves 20mm per year under the North American plate
life expectancy: 61
income: $2per day
population: 10 million
1% of the population hold half of the wealth
Social Impacts
230,000 died
the main prison was destroyed
4000 inmates escaped
300,000 injured
1.1 million people were made homeless
250,000 dwelling destroyed
the better educated natives left the country
many hospitals were destroyed
Economic Impacts
1 in 5 jobs were lost
80% of people were below the poverty line
damages: $7.8 billion est.
105,000 homes destroyed
$2.3 billion
in 2014 there was a 20% spike in tourism
cost of removing debris
Problems
camps were built on owned land
NGO's wouldnt built facilities without the owners consent
land owners were hard to find
the main airport and harbour were unuseable
first recue team didn't arrive until the 17th
500,000 sleeping rough and 500,000 in tents
rainy season began
Response
American red cross raised $7 million in 24hrs
the UN invested $2 million in textiles industry (manufactering)
generated $150 million worth of exports
In 2015, 85,432 remain homeless
90% of people had left camps by July 2010
200,000 still living in slums
no electricity
no running water
poor sanitation
UN fund of $13.34 billion which carries on past 2020
$2 billion spent on eradicating cholera
Marrassa
camp built on a rubbish dump
Environmental Impacts
collapsed buildings
to remove debris it would take 1000 trucks, 5 years, working 24 hours a day
main airport and harbour unuseable
water supply contaminated
dust contaminating fertile land
sea levels rose
land lost
20% of structures collapsed
80% of buildings still standing had serious structural damage
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