Cause And Effect Essay On Haiti Earthquake

Many people are affected by natural disasters every day. Some are worse than others, but no matter the severity, there is usually a loss, and a cry for help. The first one I want to talk about is the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. By January 24th, at least 52 aftershocks (a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake), measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate of three million people were affected by the earthquake. Death toll estimates ranged from 100,000 to 160,000. 316 total had been affected overall. Estimated 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had fell down or had been severely damaged. Many people were willing to help Haiti, with sending medical teams and supplies and money. But all of the communication systems and all of the transport facilities were destroyed by the earthquake. No help could come. Port-au-Prince’s morgues were over crowded with thousands and thousands of dead bodies. People were already being buried in mass graves. People started piling the dead bodies in the street.
When violence broke out because of confusion and chaos, The Haitian government called
The death toll, however, has been given as 820,000 to 830,000 deaths. As for the property damage, an entire inner region of china had been destroyed by the earthquake.
The last one I want to share is Hurricane Katrina. The deadliest hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, it was marked as the sixth strongest overall to hit the United States. It was one of the most costly disasters as far as property damage of 81 billion dollars. It was also one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. With wind speeds up to 170 miles per hour. Lowest pressure was 902 mb. The hurricane lasted from August 23, 2005 until August 31, 2005. The hurricane affected Eastern North America, Ontario, Georgia Gulf Coast and in New