Haiti Earthquake Research Paper
Haiti, known for its histories of earthquakes has long been known to be at risk for a major quake. On January 12 2010, that major quake occurred. Haiti was struck with the most devastating quake they have ever seen in two hundred years, a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. More than two hundred thousand people were killed by the quake, hundreds of thousands were injured and millions left homeless because of this major earthquake. Thousands of people also died from Cholera, an infection in the small intestine caused by bacteria. Mother Nature is not the only one to be blamed for this horrific disaster; people are to be blamed too for this disaster. Many of the NGOs and other companies out there helping Haiti are not really helping out
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Even with all these NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) trying to help Haiti before and after the earthquake, they still managed to rack up a high death toll of two hundred thousand people because the country is poor, most of the money that general public donated did not go to Haiti and the aftermath of the earthquake.
Mother Nature cannot take all the blame of this disaster. People are to be blamed too. Haiti was a poor country before the quake had happened. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world because of its restrictions on economic liberty. Not only is it poor, but it is also considered one of the most corrupted countries too. “Haiti is ranked 177 out of 179 countries in the 2007 Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index” (Haiti’s Avoidable Death Toll). Crimes and lawlessness are rampant in Haiti. “The extreme poverty in the region and the lack of proper education regarding its dangerous seismic past caused the Haitian people significant issues with regard to seismic …show more content…
“It turns out that almost none of the money that the general public thought was going to Haiti actually went directly to Haiti. Only one percent of the money went to the Haitian government” (Haiti: Where is the Money). Most of the money went to outside governments, international aid agencies and big well connected non-governmental organizations. Some even went to profit companies whose business involved natural disasters. Many organizations and people saw this as an opportunity to capitalize on the disaster. Other private groups in the US also immediately started lobbying for a share of the Haiti money. “The US military had to suspend medical evacuations of critically injured Haitians to hospitals in Florida after officials there formally asked the US to pay some of the medical costs of care. Florida was ultimately reimbursed more than $5 million in Haiti relief funds for helping Haitians” (Haiti: Where is the Money). Many other companies started taking advantage too, “The Orlando Sanford Airport, which handles a million visitors a year, received $583000 in federal funds for receiving 9500 evacuees plus volunteers and staff” (Haiti: Where is the Money). “The American Red Cross reported receiving $486 million in donations for Haiti as of June 2011… As of August 2011, the American Red Cross had spent less than half the money it raised for relief and reconstruction in Haiti. The CEO of
Even with all these NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) trying to help Haiti before and after the earthquake, they still managed to rack up a high death toll of two hundred thousand people because the country is poor, most of the money that general public donated did not go to Haiti and the aftermath of the earthquake.
Mother Nature cannot take all the blame of this disaster. People are to be blamed too. Haiti was a poor country before the quake had happened. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world because of its restrictions on economic liberty. Not only is it poor, but it is also considered one of the most corrupted countries too. “Haiti is ranked 177 out of 179 countries in the 2007 Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index” (Haiti’s Avoidable Death Toll). Crimes and lawlessness are rampant in Haiti. “The extreme poverty in the region and the lack of proper education regarding its dangerous seismic past caused the Haitian people significant issues with regard to seismic …show more content…
“It turns out that almost none of the money that the general public thought was going to Haiti actually went directly to Haiti. Only one percent of the money went to the Haitian government” (Haiti: Where is the Money). Most of the money went to outside governments, international aid agencies and big well connected non-governmental organizations. Some even went to profit companies whose business involved natural disasters. Many organizations and people saw this as an opportunity to capitalize on the disaster. Other private groups in the US also immediately started lobbying for a share of the Haiti money. “The US military had to suspend medical evacuations of critically injured Haitians to hospitals in Florida after officials there formally asked the US to pay some of the medical costs of care. Florida was ultimately reimbursed more than $5 million in Haiti relief funds for helping Haitians” (Haiti: Where is the Money). Many other companies started taking advantage too, “The Orlando Sanford Airport, which handles a million visitors a year, received $583000 in federal funds for receiving 9500 evacuees plus volunteers and staff” (Haiti: Where is the Money). “The American Red Cross reported receiving $486 million in donations for Haiti as of June 2011… As of August 2011, the American Red Cross had spent less than half the money it raised for relief and reconstruction in Haiti. The CEO of