Haiti earthquake

• When was it?

  2010
• What were the primary impacts?

  -230,000 people were killed

  -180,000 homes destroyed by the ground shaking
• Where did it happen?

  Along a conservative plate marking marking the boundary between the North American and Caribbean plate
• What was the magnitude was the earthquake?

  7.0
• How high were the after shocks?

  Up to 5.0 on the Richter scale
• How many camps were set up?

  (Short term response) 1100 squalid camps with limited services such as water and sanitation
• Who made up majority of the rescuers? (Short term response)

  Locals
• How many people were effected?(secondary impact)

  2 mill people were effected and 1.5 mill were left homeless
• How many schools were destroyed?(secondary impact)

  5000
• How much was the damage in total? (secondary impact)

  $11 billion
• What were the long term responses?

  3/4 of the damaged buildings were repaired -200,000 people received cash or food
• How had Haiti prepared for the earthquake?

  They couldn't as Haiti is a developing country which has limited services and healthcare