Compare And Contrast Earthquake And Haitian Earthquake

Relieving Chile and Haiti
Many earthquakes strike different countries and very often, and they face efforts to rebuild the nation. Some countries do it better than others and some are more effective. But, this does not only apply to earthquakes but also to other natural disasters such as floods and droughts. In such situations, humanitarian and development aid rush in from different corners of the world and from the countries government. The aid that is received goes into the relief efforts of the country to bring it back to stability. An earthquake struck Chile in 2010 and Haiti 2010 as well. These earthquakes caused mass destruction in countries and disturbed peace.
The earthquake in Chile and Haiti had several differences and similarities. The Chilean relief efforts were better than the Haitian relief
The Chilean government reacted slowly whereas the Haitian government were straight out corrupt. The Haitian government, since it is a poor government, inflated the death toll so as to receive more aid and the surplus aid received would be used for the government’s use or to sell the aid for money. A University of Michigan study revealed that the death toll was approximately 159,000 deaths while a US Geological study revealed that there were approximately 100,000 deaths. The Haitian government inflated the death toll to more than 2 times more. According to the government of Haiti, the death toll ranged between 100,000 to 316,000 deaths. Political acrimony slowed down the progress and also, reconstruction and organisation efforts were very slow largely due to an ever-changing government (representatives of the government frequently changed). The security at Haiti was not doing any better. Riots occurred frequently and across the towns while houses and shops were being looted every now and then. The Haitian government’s only form of help was a failure when they attempted to provide medical