Research Paper On Haiti Earthquake

Haiti Earthquake “People poured out into the streets, crying, carry­ing bodies…” (Addley 1) Haiti is one of the poorest countries and home to more than 2 million people. Haiti was not prepared especially since Port-au-Prince, their capital, has very poorly built construction on its buildings and houses. “Haiti is a poor country with lax building standards and high population density, which makes buildings more likely to crumble.” (Thompson 1) Due to the earthquake and all the damage that happened it caused people to lose their homes and had to sleep in tents on the highway. Haiti is a third world country with really poorly constructed houses and buildings. It is also on a fault line which was a major cause of the earthquake. The number of deaths estimated was likely to be thousands and with a huge amount of people left homeless. No one knew what other problems Haiti would face. "People were screaming, crying, running. Everything was moving. I saw a building of nine
Haiti was cut off from the world because of the airport and roads being taken out of action. Everyone from police to wailing survivors dug through debris with what they could find, spades, pickaxes, and anything at hand. "When the earthquake struck, I was driving down the mountain from Pétionville [a suburb of Port-au-Prince, the capital]. Our truck was being tossed to and fro like a toy, and when it stopped, I looked out of the windows to see buildings 'pancaking' down, like I have never witnessed. Traffic came to a standstill, while thousands of people poured out into the streets, crying, carry­ing bodies, looking for anyone who could help them. We piled bodies into the back of our truck, and took them down the hill with us, hoping to find medical attention." Explains Bob Poff, disaster co-ordinator for the Salvation Army. (Addley 1) Since Haiti is a third world country, it took longer to rebuild and come back from the