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Haiti Earthquake Case Study (LIC) - Coggle Diagram
Haiti Earthquake Case Study (LIC)
Impacts (P+S)
Primary + secondary
1 in 3 buildings collapsed
1.5 million people were made homeless (poor public health)
Jobs were lost
Makes local economy suffer
316,000 people estimated to die
Social impacts on family and friends
Decomposing bodies left on the streets
300,000 had been injured
No hospitals to get help
Key infrastructure was damaged (airports, control tower etc.)
Water supplies were damaged, this lead to a cholera epidemic in October 2010
Radio and telephone networks were down (couldn't communicate with what was going on or how to get help)
The main prison was destroyed and 4,000 inmates escaped
Violence and stealing was occurring regularly
30,000 building had collapsed or damaged
Hospitals had collapsed
No one that was injured could seek proper help, making it worse
Economic
Businesses destroyed
Clothing industry still struggles
Airport damaged
No tourists (affecting jobs and country status)
30,000 commercial buildings damaged/destroyed
Social
3 million people affected
Over 220,000 deaths
300,000 injured
1.3 million made homeless
Environmental
Demands for timber poles for tents accelerated the deforestation rates
Debris were in the ocean after very small tsunami
Causes and facts
2010
Immediate response
Long term response