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Haiti 2010 Earthquake - Coggle Diagram
Haiti 2010 Earthquake
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The Pancake effect allowed many buildings to be destroyed - The buildings were non-earthquake resistant and made out of heavy concrete, allowing a chain of collapsing to occur
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There were few resources to rescue or treat injured people, which meant many more people died
The epicentre of the Earthquake was very close to the capital city (3 million people) - About 25km away
Responses
Long term
Money pledged by organizations and governments for rebuilding, but only slow progress made after 1 year
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New buildings made out of wood (more flexible, more earthquake resistant)
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Schools are being rebuilt, allowing for children to be educated
Short term
Emergency rescue teams arrived from a number of countries, eg Iceland.
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Temporary field hospitals were set up by organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Neighbouring Dominican Republic provided emergency water and medical supplies as well as heavy machinery to help with search and rescue underneath the rubble, but most people were left to dig through the rubble by hand.
Impacts
Primary
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The Haitian government estimates a death toll of 300,000
Estimated 300,000 injured
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30,000 commercial buildings collapsed
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Secondary
Diseases, such as cholera, spread quickly due to contaminated water supply
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Due to many commercial buildings collapsing, many businesses were forced to close and people lost their jobs