Haiti earthquake

• When?

  The afternoon of the 12th January 2010
• Magnitude


  7.0 on the richter scale
• Primary impacts

  $1.7 billion in damage

  220,000 deaths

  buildings destroyed
• Secondary impacts

  Food and water shortages

  Lack of medical assistance

  Groundwater contamination

  Looting

  Non-existent governance
• Emergency responses

  Temporary government HQ

  Pop-up hospitals and shelters

  Rescue squads actioned
• Long term responses

  $1 billion in debt forgiven

  Haiti largely dependent on overseas aid

  New homes built to a higher standard