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