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Haiti Earthquake : - Coggle Diagram
Haiti Earthquake :
Inadequate governance and lack of preparation
Government not prepared
Not enough money
no police team ready and specifically trained.
They had no backup food or healthcare
Building quality
Buildings made out of concrete blocks
The citizens built their own houses.
Not earthquake proof buildings
Government didn't check where buildings were built
Poverty
3/4 of the population lived under the poverty line.
Poorest country in western hemisphere
2 million people homeless after the earthquake
Buildings made of poor materials
Water supply low. There were no pipes so clean water was transported in vans.
1.5 million people were forced to live in camps.
Physical characteristics of the earthquake.
Magnitude of 7.0 on the richter scale.
Focus 6.2 miles bellow the surface