Struggles In Haiti Earthquake

Haiti is a prime example of how human needs in one area of the world are interdependent with social conditions elsewhere in the world. Haiti, for most of its history has been overwhelmed with economic

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

Illness and disease along with poverty still plague Haiti today. The effort to try and recover from the most recent earthquake tragedy has Haitians concerned. The conditions that they have endured in the past just to survive are worse than the conditions brought on by the earthquake. Some Haitian natives feel the Government is moving a bit slow in cleaning up and getting

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On January 12th, 2010, the small country of Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the city of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas (Haiti earthquake of 2010, 2015). The 30-second disaster was just the beginning of a collection of aftershocks that then struck the country relentlessly for days (Haiti earthquake of 2010, 2015). Many areas were reduced to rubble leaving approximately one million Haitians homeless and 350 000 dead and another 300 000 injured (Haiti earthquake of 2010, 2015). The ill-prepared country was sitting on two tectonic plates- the Caribbean and the North American, where there was slippage resulting in the earthquake (KS3 Bitesize Geography). Following the environmental catastrophe, the international community responded, and a relief effort began (Haiti earthquake of 2010, 2015).

Haiti is located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It occupies one third of the Hispaniola Island, the other two thirds belong to its neighbor: the Dominican Republic. It measures 27, 750 sq km, just a little smaller than the state of Maryland. It is unfortunately located in a highly active hurricane area prone to storms and flooding between the months of June to October. Haiti is the poorest country of the western hemisphere. Political turmoil is part of the country’s history. Currently it counts with a democratically elected president, Michael Martelly, as Chief of State and a Prime Minister, Laurent Latmothe, as head of the government. A new president is elected every five years and the president cannot serve consecutive periods. The Prime Minister is appointed by the president and ratified by the National Assembly. The National Assembly is made up of 30 senators, elected by popular vote for six years terms and 99 deputies, also elected by popular vote, for four years terms; a little bit complex

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

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.

In order to understand Haiti we must first put ourselves in their shoes. At one stage or another, every man, woman, or child will be faced with at least one issue that is now happening in Haiti. The issues involving Haiti has been a popular topic for the past two years. Since January twelfth two-thousand and ten. There are many factors which influenced the development of Haiti. Many people have abandoned Haiti over the past years. They have also given up hope for Haiti. Haiti is heralded by economic issues both political and social, foreign issues, military issues (minustah), presidential issues, and the recent earthquake. I plan to explain each of these factors in detail and give

The current state of Haiti is one of despair from the economic oppression, devastating natural

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

Haiti is on the island of Hispaniola which it imparts to the Dominican Republic. Haiti’s political system is not just unstable, but it is also hazardous. When Haiti became independent there has been many distractions. Most of the population of Haiti are labor workers that work day and night. Haiti is one of the most poorest countries. When Haiti didn’t have a stable government it was chaotic. In Haiti men were tortured and sent to death, while the women were raped and killed because they wanted wanted to become a writer. People were a massacred because they tried to elope from Dominican Republic. In 1957 an election was held by Duvalier who declared himself to be the president until he dies. He stole land and money from the workers for himself.

In 1990 Jean-Bertrand Aristide won 67% of the votes in the election. He was then forced into exile in 1991 after a military coup rose killing hundreds. 3 to 5 thousand people were murdered during the military rule from 1991-1994. These events are hardly the beginning of Haiti’s violent history. Aristide took office two more times after 1991 and in the third time he “Turned the country into a narco country”. Then a rebellion against Aristide began in 2004 and Aristide fled. After the coup, Rene Preval won the election and took office in 2006. However rising food prices in 2008 angered the poor and caused their airport and many major roads to

Throughout the past few years, Haiti has suffered blow after blow. Recently, Haiti took one more devastation, Hurricane Matthew. It struck the country on October 4th 2016 and passed on the 5th. The category 4 storm laid waste. Hurricane Matthew caused destruction in Haiti, including physical damage, health dangers, government problems and death.

that is much more dependent on international charity than on its own economic power and leaders that are better equipped at begging than leading.