Haiti Natural Disasters

In 2010 the country of Haiti experienced a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and many lives were lost and buildings are slowly being rebuilt today. Through the years after this disaster, many countries from around the world have come to its aid in rebuilding.

On January twelfth 2010, a deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the coast of Port au prince, Haiti for 35 seconds, killing around 200,000 and leaving approximately to 1.5 million of the population homeless including kids who became orphans and vice versa in a matter of less than a minute. Before the earthquake, the way of life was not as bad as portrayed back at home, most of the news broadcasted in the mainstream media were exaggerated news, negative light and unfair tales to make Haiti look inferior.

After Hurricane Sandy there was a bunch of damage done to theses states : Jamaica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, and the U.S. (“Superstorm Sandy”). “The hurricane left an estimated 200,000 people without shelter” (“Superstorm Sandy”). The property damage was an estimate from between $30-$50 billion (“Superstorm Sandy’’). Many people had no home for a long time nothing to come home to or

Haiti is located in the Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. It is located west of the Dominican Republic on the western third of Hispaniola.This means that Haiti is bordered by water on three out of its four sides. The terrain of Haiti is mostly mountainous. Elevation ranges from 0 meters at the Caribbean Sea to 2,680 meters at Chaine de la Selle. The land area is 27,560 square kilometers which makes Haiti slightly smaller in size than Maryland. With a population of 10,485,800 people the distribution is relatively even. However, there are higher concentrations of people located along the coastlines. (CIA, 2017)

This earthquake killed an estimated amount of 230,000-316,000 people. This many people dying caused some serious problems in their country. Haiti is known to be the poorest country in the western hemisphere and one of the main countries that is lacking food. In Haiti there is not many available resources. An example of the lack of resources is that they don't always have access to clean water. Some people don't drink clean water or eat for many days at a time. Many people dying and losing their things in this earthquake contributed to the poorness of this country. These facts that made Haiti so poor are devastating and

A week after Hurricane Matthew, a storm that struck on October third that killed hundreds of people and forced thousands from their homes, the relief effort is finally gaining steam in Haiti, with the flow of food and medicine increasing to cities that will serve as hubs for desperate outlying villages. As Hurricane Matthew passes, Haitians are struggling with Cholera, an infectious disease that can be deadly and is transmitted through contaminated water or food and that's not the end of their problems. Haiti is in a long political crisis and during this national emergency the government has failed to act accordingly instead depending on foreign donors. Haiti still haven't finished their election, which is predicted to start again soon to have a stable leader in this time of need instead

The restoration of areas affected by hurricane Hazel was very costly. In North America relief organizations quickly got shelter, food and other essentials for everyone who was left homeless or affected. The Hurricane Relief Fund collected donations from around the world to help restore the areas. This money did a number things like providing support for people left with nothing, to organize funerals for the deceased and to rebuild farms, bridges, businesses, homes, schools and more. North America received much support from around the world and the areas were quite quickly restored. Haiti on the other hand had very slow recovery being a poor country. It took a long time for the area and economy to be restored again.

Over a million lives were affected by the disastrous earthquake. CNN recorded more than “220000-316000” people were killed, “300000” were left injured due to many buildings collapsing or trapping the people and over a million left the area. Thousands of houses were destructed and therefore, many were left psychologically scarred and with no home. Living in the shelters was extremely difficult for the affected people due to there not being enough resources such as food; hunger was a serious problem for the people of Haiti. Diseases started to spread after the earthquake. According to Allison MacLauchlan, National Institutes of Health cholera became a problem due to the “wrecked water treatment systems and crowded conditions,” “which struck more than 720,000 Haitians and killed almost 9,000” (knox). Also, there

Seven years after the earthquake in 2010 which caused over 200,000 deaths and destroyed the capital Port-Au-Prince, Haiti still depends on humanitarian aid to survive, remaining one of the poorest countries in the world. In the 18th century, the so-called pearl of the West Indies was a French colony and the richest of the empire; a stark contrast from modern day Haiti. Discovered in 1492 in the Caribbean Sea on the island Hispaniola, alongside the Dominican Republic, Haiti covers 28,000 km2 with almost 11 million inhabitants, 90% of which are Christians however, a large part still practices voodoo. The Official languages are French and Creole. Abandoned by the Spaniards, the french gained sovereignty over the western part of the island, Santo Domingo.

In 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. The Epicenter was very close to the Capital. Since it was the strongest earthquake in 200 years many important buildings from government to everyday life were damaged. According to Kimberly Amadeo from thebalance.com 1.5 million people were left hurt by the earthquake leaving 530,000 killed and injured. Donations greatly helped relief efforts.Countries no longer made hati pay back debts because of how the economy was before and after the earthquake and the natural disasters that happened after. The financial hurt that haiti faced is that the earthquake caused millions of dollars of damage that haiti did not have.

The earthquake hit just 15 miles south of the capital Port-au-Prince and took more than 200,000 lives. Along with the lives lost, Haiti's economy suffered greatly as well as it is said to have created up to $8.5 billions of dollars in damage. 80% of schools were destroyed in this disaster as well as the airports, government buildings and all the roads (Amadeo). It's even more devastating to learn that this earthquake occurred right when Haiti got approved for a trade agreement with the United States that was helping to grow their economy (Amadeo). Haiti did receive about $13.5 billion in aid which helped to clean up the streets and build the country back to normal as much as possible

In 2014, a devastating earthquake struck Haiti. This magnitude 7.0 earthquake caused mass devastation to the capital of Haiti leaving the city of Port-au-Prince in ruins and the country's economy in shambles.

This case study involves the troubled aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the unkept promises made to Haiti by surrounding countries, most notably, the United States. The story focuses on Pierre, the student of a state university in Florida, whose parents migrated to Florida from Haiti in the mid-1970s. The passage begins with Pierre desperately voicing his concerns to his professor for Haiti and the lack of involvement and compassion “the outside world” has for Haiti during such devastating times.

The task at hand is due to the recent earthquake in Haiti. Due to this earthquake many survivors have been left homeless and without a bed to sleep on. It is then our job as the called upon engineers to design a suitable bed for the surviving population in which will provide them with a comfortable night’s sleep.

The effects caused by the earthquakes are devastating. It causes losses of human life and has effects on the infrastructure and economy. Earthquakes can happen at any time anywhere. In January 12, 2010 an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.0 hit the nation of Haiti. An estimation of 316,000 people was killed and more than 1.3 million of Haitians were left homeless (Earthquake Information for 2010). Haiti was lead in a terrified chaos. After the earthquake, families were separated because many of the members were killed. The homes, schools, and hospitals were demolished. People loss their most value belongings. It would take time to the country to recover from this terrible disaster. The long terms are environmental, health, and economic issues that effect in the beautiful island of Haiti.