The Disaster Of The Haiti Earthquake : 2010 Disaster

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.

The earthquake occurred on the 12th of January 2010, a slip along the conservative boundary situated along Haiti caused a significant earthquake with subsequent damaging aftershocks. As can be seen in figure 1 the shaking intensity was strongest at the epicentre of the

Though the earthquake happened quickly, the lasting impact and trauma remained. In an article from the Wall Street Journal, Luhnow and Dugan stated that following the event many people went searching for psychological support and aid instead of physical (2010). After having buildings tumble and fall onto people, many suffered from PTSD and survivors guilt; children were the most emotionally traumatized, and there was a fundamental lack of aid for facing psychological traumas endured by so many (Luhnow & Dugan, 2010). As a society, an increase in crime and violence is on the rise; Haitians had no defined structure in communities, and most established norms

NEW YORK—Starkies-Davis announced today a total donation of $8 million to organizations providing direct help to victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Starkies-Davis clients generated $6 million through global trading commissions

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

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.

The primary response to the Haiti earthquake disaster would involve the issuance of the mandatory briefing, proper gear, and shots before taking off to Haiti. For Haiti nationals, immunization against outbreaks of measles, Hepatitis, and other communicable diseases would come in handy. Education in how to prevent, reduce and avoid spread of commun diseases during this type of event, will be essesntial. On the other hand, the secondary intervention would involve the evaluation of the damage, screening for injuries and diseases, such as infectious and communicable diseases. Finally, the tertiary intervention for the Haiti disaster would involve follow up care and post-traumatic stress educational forums for all the affected individuals (Katz,

In 2010, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti. Desiree LaFave was one of four oregon midwives to respond. She was on the first plane into Haiti, alongside doctors and other midwives. Desiree LaFave should be recognised as a hero for her bravery, passion, and determination.

According to CNN.com, it is reported that the earthquake caused between 220-316,000 deaths, 1.5 million displaced. Rescue teams and aid agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross improve its ability to track down humans trapped in buildings or in areas that are not visible to rescuers. The NASA Finder is suitcase-size device that is capable detecting human heartbeats under 20 under 20 feet of solid concrete 30 feet of rubble. One of the main ways the Finder could aid Haiti when natural disasters like earthquakes happen, is locating humans that are in collapsed buildings, mud and other debris. When humans are trapped under objects, they lose their capability to try and ask for assistance. The faster aid agencies are able to find victims, the faster aid agencies can give them the proper medical attention and get them to safety. The FINDER works by sending out low powered signals equal to about one-thousandth of a cell phones output and examines the change in reflection of signals that come back the tiny motions of heartbeats and breathing. Rescue workers would use a laptop running the FINDER’s software, which allows rescuers to specify minimum and maximum range for detecting heartbeats in their

On January 12, 2010 on of the world’s deadliest earthquakes struck Haiti. In his book, Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti, Mark Schuller analyzes the presence of humanitarian aid agencies following the disaster. He discusses the impacts the aid had on the environment, development and globalization of Haiti.

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?

The 2010 Haiti Earthquake was a large-scale earthquake that occurred January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola, comprising the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island. An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos. The official Haitian government count was more than 300,000, but other estimates were considerably smaller. Hundreds of thousands of survivors were displaced. So much was destroyed in such little time the survivors had no clue what to do and many of them were just in shock. One survivor said "It was God who was tucking me away in his arms. It gave me strength.” Another survivor said "I felt the house dancing around me," he

The murder of bystanders, sexual abuse, the spread of a deadly, infectious disease; These are all things MINUSTAH has been accused of. All of which have led the Haitian populace to distrust the UN mission. If MINUSTAH has any hope of leaving a positive footprint in Haiti, these concerns must be addressed.

I chose to select what I consider Black Swan events. According to Masys (2012), black swan represents the unpredictable and is also described as an outlier. The black swan types of events are caused extreme impact known as natural disasters. The events are the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, the 2008 Cyclone Nargis, and 2004 Indonesia Earthquake/Tsunami. The Weather Channel (2013) states on January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti’s capital and surrounding cities, and 314,000 people were killed. During early May 2008, Cyclone Nargis caused a catastrophic destruction killing at least 138,000 individuals (The Weather Channel, 2013). Nargis is the deadliest named cyclone in the North Indian Ocean Basin and the second deadliest named cyclone after Typhoon Nina in 1975. The Weather Channel (2013) also states 2004 Indonesia Earthquake/Tsunami had a magnitude of 9.2, killing over 230,000 people and injured half a million. These are some of the events in history that I believe were unpredictable.