Earthquake destroy everything. Earthquake has been destroying many peoples lives around the world. Earthquake is something that no one can stop or postpone. Earthquake in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti on 12 January 2010 of 7.0 magnitude was terrible incidents‚ it destroyed over thousands of houses‚ killed over 300‚000 people‚ and over 300‚000 thousand were injured. Earthquake in Haiti’s create tremendous medical disaster with near total destruction of the Haitian health care system. Not just the earthquake
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Haiti Earthquake On January 12‚ 2012‚ the country of Haiti was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that changed the lives of people living across the nation. The earthquake struck Haiti before 5pm and was centered about 10 miles South East of Port-au-Prince‚ which is the capital city of Haiti. This earthquake is known as one of the most powerful earthquakes of the century that hit the Eastern parts of Cuba. Prior to the earthquake Haiti acquired the lowest immunization rates in the world (55%)
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Haiti has dealt with ongoing environmental issues prior to the 2010 disaster. Deforestation (beginning in the 1950s) caused soil erosion and threatened clean water sources (Fritz‚ Hillaire‚ Molière‚ Wei‚ & Mohammed‚ 2012). Several theories suggest that extreme deforestation and soil erosion could have possibly contributed to the vertical slippage of plates due to the increased water weight on the plates (Ader‚ 2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Coincidentally‚ prior to the earthquake
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The Effects of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake On January 12‚ 2010‚ Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake (Richter scale)‚ which caused devastating damage to its capital‚ Port-Au-Prince. There is still no consensual official data available‚ but the International Red Cross estimated that the earthquake affected about 3 million people. The Haitian government reports that an estimated 316‚000 had died 300‚000 had been injured and more than 1 million
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assignment: List of major earthquakes in Haiti • 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake (18 October): According to French historian Moreau de Saint-Méry‚ "only one masonry building had not collapsed" in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital city. • 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake (3 June): The city was leveled in this magnitude 7.5 quake‚ which killed over 200 people. • 1783: A strong quake partially destroyed the church in Santiago.[1] • 1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake (7 May): An earthquake destroyed the city of
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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
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THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNITED STATES LEADS AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY Introduction President Obama promised that Haiti would have the “unwavering support” of the United States. Mr. Obama said that the United States aid agencies were moving swiftly to get help to Haiti and that search-and-rescue teams were en route. He described the reports of destruction as “truly heart-wrenching‚” made more cruel given Haiti’s long-troubled circumstances. “This is a time when we are reminded
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It was 4:53 p.m. in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti on January 12‚ 2010. The hustle and bustle of a routine Tuesday afternoon had began to die down‚ but that particular day was far from over. In fact‚ this day‚ this dream‚ this nightmare‚ was just beginning. All of a sudden‚ the ground began to shake as an earthquake rocked the Caribbean country. A estimated magnitude 7 earthquake had occurred and nearly 50 aftershocks followed. The quake was the most powerful experienced by the country in over two centuries
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Has globalization helped Haiti in handling the devastation of the earthquake? Haiti’s worst earthquake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince in 12 January 2010. Hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed‚ millions were relocated‚ thousands died. The BBC documental video “Surviving Haiti” showed how lives changed after the earthquake‚ how government was handling the situation and what measures were taken to help. As Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world‚ the
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Despite all the foreign aid‚ recovery in Haiti has been a very slow process. It is currently now five years later and Haiti is still struggling to rebuild infrastructure and shelter for the 80‚000 people who are still homeless. The Main reason for this is because of local (Haiti’s government) and international corruption. By 2013‚ an estimate of $3 billion in individual donations and another $6 billion in governmental agencies have been donated to Haiti but too little has been accomplished. Much
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