Research Paper On Haiti Earthquake

The effects caused by earthquakes are devastating. They cause loss of human life and have effects on 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 were killed, and more than 1.3 million Haitians were left homeless (Earthquake Information for 2010). Haiti was in a terrified chaos. After the earthquake, families were separated because many of the members were killed. Homes, schools, and hospitals were demolished. People lost their most valuable belongings. It will take time for the country to recover from this terrible disaster. The long damages are economic issues, health-state, and environmental

Earthquakes have afflicted the world since its inception. The sudden release of energy from volcanoes or displacing of earth plates can result in disasters of extreme magnitude. These usually naturally occurring phenomenon have been responsible from wiping out entire towns throughout history and until today continue to produce major loss of life and infrastructure. It can take years for a city or country to recover from a major event of this kind and when a third world country is involved, the result is usually exponentially worse than in a developed country. In the past decades Japan, Chile and Haiti have suffered the devastation an earthquake produces. This document will concentrate in Haiti, a small country in the Caribbean. On

The January 12, 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed, and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. About 5,000 schools in the city were destroyed or damaged. Throughout Haiti, more than 220,000 people were killed, and more than 1 million were left homeless. A few days after the quake, the number of survivors stood at 121 as hopes of finding more became

Haiti Now was founded in 2010 by Alex Lizzappi. A successful Miami businessman today, Alex’s childhood was a very different story. His desire to help the Restavek children of Haiti is a reflection of his own life experiences and his understanding of how a child without a social network and social net worth can be left behind, regardless of their intelligence or potential.

I bet all of you think that going to school is a pain but that is nowhere close to all the problems Haiti is going through. Haiti has been going through many problems such as a failing economy, natural disasters, and degrading environment.

Haiti is the second largest Caribbean Island. It occupies a third of the western part of the island it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is also made up of several islands that surround the main territory. The capital is Port-au-Prince. It rains between November and March in the North of the island and between May and October in the South. “Once covered by forest, the country has been heavily logged for wood and fuel and to clear land for farming, and is now largely deforested.” Haiti is divided into “nine administrative departments.” Besides the capital, other important cities are Cap-Haitien and Gonaives.  “Haiti is the most densely populated country in Latin America and has the lowest per

After a massive earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, forcing many Haitians to live in unfathomable conditions, and I felt called to help them. I recall sitting in my elementary school classroom, watching live footage of the trauma in Haiti, asking myself how I could help. It wasn’t until my junior year of high school that someone in my church provided me with the perfect opportunity to serve the Lord and Haiti. They told me about “Mission Discovery,” an organization that works to help Haiti and other impoverished countries.

The earthquake in Haiti, January 12, 2010 struck everyone by surprised till this day and age of 2016. Repairs and damage aren't even completely fixed yet. I was around the age of 7 when this event took a toll on my life. Some people would look at this and say it's in a different country why does it affect you so much. One of my biggest reasons is because most of my family on my dad's side grew up there even though most don't live there doesn't mean when they talk this topic doesn't come up, and also I have one family still that lives there and it's really hard to think something could have happened to them

It was just before 5 o'clock in the afternoon when this heavy earthquake happened, it was the largest earthquake recorded in Haiti’s history. The magnitude of Haiti was 7.0 and 3.4 million people was affected by it. This earthquake caused a lot of damages and left a lot of people dead and 300,000 injured.Nobody was prepared for it because no one knew that was going to happen. This awful and massive earthquake killed over 300,000 people and 1.5 million people were left homeless. There was about 30,000 buildings that caught on fire and collapsed (Haiti Earthquake Facts). Some of the buildings caught

It was typical late afternoon in Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince. People were strolling the streets, and local vendors were selling various goods at the Port-au-Prince historic Iron Market. Then at 4:53 pm on January 12, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude hit Haiti. Haiti had not seen a major earthquake like this in almost 200 years. People scrambled through the streets as the ground roared knocking down huge stone and brick building onto the streets of Port-au-Prince. An eyewitness describes the moment that the earthquake hit, “The earth screamed; a sound of thunder that came from its belly as it violently shook the plants, the car, the walls, the pavement that I stood on. I called out to everyone to walk out of the house quickly. It seemed like a long, long time. Then silence. Then screams from some of the residents of the rural neighborhood” (Clesca, 2010). This would be one of the deadliest earthquake of our generation. The estimated death toll was 316,000 deaths, and over 3 million people were displaced by the earthquake. Many people died when their dwelling collapsed and they were trapped under the rumble. People also died from falling objects, such as large building materials. This earthquake will ultimately change the structured of Haiti and leave many residents asking, who is responsible for the huge loss of life?

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.

In January 2010, Haiti was hit by an earthquake. It was the most severe Earthquake that the county had seen in years. Three years later, the country still had not recovered from this disaster. Sarah Conque, who is a therapeutic recreational therapist, felt compelled to help the people in Haiti. She started helping while she was a graduate school student.

Generally, when thinking of Haiti most tourists think of carnival celebrations, earthquakes, and poverty. Haiti is also believed to be a great place to visit because it is assumed that crime rate is extremely low, the climate is wonderful, and throughout the country it is surrounded by friendly people. On the contrary, the “great” carnivals are often events where people get shot and/or critically injured. The crime rate is significantly high and earthquakes has become one of the biggest threats to the country. The most recent earthquake in Haiti killed more than 230,000 people. Being a child of Haiti, born and raised, what I clearly remember aside from the trauma of my people was Saint Patrick River, the worsts place on the whole island.

It caused horrific flooding and major mudslides; this also sparked water shortage and electrical outings and left families without homes. Haiti depends heavily on its agriculture and trade, the earthquake damaged crops and livestock, and meanwhile the 2010 earthquake left Haiti in the most devastating state. This earthquake has affected the school system drastically, the folding of the education system, with about half the schools in the republic being affected by the earthquake, has been withdrawn and today there are more children in school, at least at the early school level, than ever before.