Haiti‚ known for its histories of earthquakes has long been known to be at risk for a major quake. On January 12 2010‚ that major quake occurred. Haiti was struck with the most devastating quake they have ever seen in two hundred years‚ a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. More than two hundred thousand people were killed by the quake‚ hundreds of thousands were injured and millions left homeless because of this major earthquake. Thousands of people also died from Cholera‚ an infection in
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On January 12th‚ 2010 at approximately 4:53pm local time a terrifying earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hits Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti causing a huge number of damages and casualties. As if the large-scale earthquake wasn’t horrid enough there were 33 aftershocks ranging between 4.2 and 5.9 magnitudes. The tragedy has caused roughly 230‚000 deaths and nearly 300‚000 people were injured. The Inter-American Development Bank has stated that they are approving nearly a $200‚000 grant for emergency aid.
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Disasters such as earthquakes‚ tsunamis and flash floods are getting more and more common. With different areas vulnerable to different natural disasters‚ these disasters are hated and undesirable everywhere. In spite of the economic crisis and impact they might cause‚ they can bring out the best in the people‚ including victims and helpers‚ be it individual or in groups. A Haitian boy stood out from the 2010 Haiti earthquake which made him more innovative and matured. He was different from the
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DON’T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR COVER NOTE BRO Katie Norris Final Paper‚ Fall 2012 Labor and the Global Market 4/27/2012 The Most Interesting Title in the World In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in January of 2010‚ Haiti (already among the poorest nations in the western hemisphere) was left significantly more vulnerable and impoverished than ever before. With the partial or complete destruction of over 100‚000 places of work came the loss of approximately 90‚000 Haitian jobs
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life amid the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating natural disasters known to man‚ the “earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti‚ killing more than 160‚000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people” (Laurent). These are statistics that none would
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Haiti Earthquake The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316‚000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings were
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a Mw7.0 earthquake struck the Port-au-Prince region of Haiti (Figure A)‚ killing more than 200‚000 people‚ leaving more than 1.5 million homeless‚ and destroying most governmental‚ technical‚ and educational infrastructure throughout this region of 3 million people. It was also strongly felt in the Dominican Republic but caused no damage there because of the significant distance between major urban centers and the epicenter. The event caused an estimated $8 billion in damages in Haiti‚ ~120% of
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January 12th 2010 4:53PM‚ the phone rang….Hispaniola whom which I call Haiti was bawling. Her heart‚ Port-au-prince‚ was completely ruined‚ she bleed and bleed and heard the bones intensively crashing brutally against each other until they converted into ashes. Her green dress metamorphosed into a white costume‚ her veins and arteries were ripped… she had no shelter. Once she realized that her brain was damaged‚ a depression impulsively engulfed her body and left her with nothing more than a reprieving
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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
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GLOBAL ISSUES Simply hours after the impact in Haiti‚ nations all over the world such as the United States‚ the United Kingdom and Venezuela were pledging “unwavering support” (Matt Frei‚ 2010). The United States of America immediately dispatched Navy Ships and smaller boats to Haiti while the US Agency for International Development (USID) sent specialised teams with rescue equipment. Similarly‚ Israel sent two planes with a field hospital and around two hundred and twenty (220) emergency personnel
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