ipl-logo

The Earthquake In Haiti

695 Words3 Pages

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. In Haiti, 80% of the populations were under the poverty line and on January 12, 2010, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti (Amadeo, 2016) and more than fifty-nine aftershocks that followed. This natural disaster had a devastating effect on Haiti economy. Government and people around the world made donations and pledges of aid to Haiti. (History, 2017) About 230,000 people were killed due to the earthquake, and more than 300,000 people injured. The earthquake created $7.8 billion to $8.5 billion in damages, 106,000 people were left without homes and 188,383 homes damaged. About eighty percent of schools damaged or destroyed. (Amadeo, 2016)
November 19, 2010, more than 19,000 transitional …show more content…

The Oxfam determination is to change the world by finding creative ways for people to pick themselves up out of poverty and succeed. They save lives and help rebuild the community when natural disasters strike. The Oxfam who contributed their support; 100 strong teams, 15 emergency specialists and helping the community offer daily hot meals. (Oxfam International, 2017) Providing paid employments to the people to keep the camps clean. Oxfam reached 300,000 people with aid in the first three months after the earthquake. (Oxfam International, 2017)
The Department of Defense delivered more than 1.42 million meals; 7,645 cots; 24,365 blankets; 94,709 comfort kits; and 767,164 liters of water to Haiti. (Cecchine, Morgan, Wermuth, Jackson, Gereben, Stafford, Pg. iii)
Six thousand residents from Haiti are still homeless and living in tents, or out in the open and to this day the massive earthquake that hit Haiti left the country with wounds. (ABC news, 2016) Many hospitals were unusable; people forced to wait days for treatment. IMR traveled twenty times to Haiti for medical camps since the 2010 earthquake. (International Medical Relief, 2017) More than two million Haitians are still in need of humanitarian aid. A Hundred of thousand of Haitians moved to live in the Dominican Republic. (Cook,

Show More
Related

  • Haiti Dating History

    62 Words  | 1 Pages

    Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti 's landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact. These include Citadelle la Ferrière, a mountaintop fortress, and the nearby ruins of Sans-Souci Palace, the baroque former royal home of King Henry

    Read More

  • Causalities In Haiti

    124 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the future to prevent Haiti from greater damage by natural disasters Haiti should do the following actions: To prevent Causalities in future disasters Haiti should give warning to all residents about the disaster predicted and get to the safest place possible. You could get to a safe place in your city/town were you can prevent serious injuries and deaths. People In Haiti could have a plan run by the community or council and all should know what to do if something horrific occurs, that way the town will be safe and knowledgeable about how to protect themselves. These three proposals could prevent further impact in the future from natural disasters and the citizens of Haiti to be safe and aware at all times.

    Read More

  • Cuban And Haitian Refugees During The 1980s

    1383 Words  | 6 Pages

    If a group of immigrants has the support or a good reaction from the federal government, the better it is for them to settle down in the United States. For Haitians, it was extremely hard for them to settle down without the help of the federal government. In the book, Miami Now! Chapter 4, “The Refugees Nobody Wants: Haitians in Miami”, states, “As the number of Haitians in Miami continued to grow, local government became increasingly concerned about their impact on public services. A 1978 Dade County task force on Haitians called the federal government to grant Haitians refugee status, which would trigger federal benefits for services provided to them” (Stepick III 63).

    Read More

  • Their Own Words: Resilience Among Haitian Survivors Of The 2010 Earthquake

    1702 Words  | 7 Pages

    Natural disasters are unfortunate events that cause damage to the surrounding environment and its inhabitants. These events can be disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. In the article, “In Their Own Words: Resilience among Haitian Survivors of the 2010 Earthquake”, it was stated that resilience after these natural disasters is “...‘acceptance of conditions,’ as solidarity demonstrated by ‘Haitians helping Haitians’” (581). To overcome the disasters, the inhabitants of the affected area must connect as a community. It is imperative for the survival of the affected people that this is done because the connections help the people to push through the aftermath of the disaster.

    Read More

  • Similarities Between Haiti And The Giver

    251 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Haiti at least 50 percent of the population don’t go to school! People in Haiti also only make about 1,800 a year. (Brown and Smith). In The Giver by Lois Lowry The society is a welcoming society. They each have jobs and make money and enough money to feed their families and live in homes.

    Read More

  • Unemployment Rate In Haiti

    474 Words  | 2 Pages

    People 's lives are disasters in Haiti. Disney companies make their fortune on children, amusement parks and theme parks. The services were over charge. People paid twelve dollar for a shirt, while they paid the worker seven cents to make it. They are making a lot of profits from these workers.

    Read More

  • A Brief Note On Haitian Immigrants And Immigration

    1266 Words  | 6 Pages

    Conditions for the small country worsened as a devastating earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, and over 300,000 people were killed, and 1.5 million were displaced, leaving them homeless. Just months after the earthquake hit, Haiti experienced the worst cholera outbreak in recent history, killing thousands, and infecting more than 6% of the population (Cook). Despite efforts from humanitarians and charities around the world, things never seemed to get better as access to clean drinking water and safe shelter became scarce. As the environment became virtually uninhabitable, many Haitians came to the United States, seeking asylum, and an opportunity to better the lives for themselves and their

    Read More

  • Haiti: The Aftermath Of The Haitian Revolution

    529 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the newly independent Haiti, all Haitians were defined as "black," and the notion of being black in Haiti was not an issue of phenotype but, “of a commitment to the values of equality and freedom and an opposition to colonialism”. Thus, generating a psychological shock to the emerging intellectual traditions of, “an increasingly racist Europe and North America that saw a hierarchical world eternally dominated by types representative of their own somatic images”. In Haiti, all citizens were legally equal, regardless of color, race, or condition, and civic participation was extended to all Haitians, and citizens were encouraged to utilize their freedom by expressing their rights. In the aftermath of the revolution, it became important to Haiti, that emancipation would be permanently maintained for all citizens of

    Read More

  • Comparison And Contrast Essay: Haitian Culture Vs. American Culture

    498 Words  | 2 Pages

    Even though Haiti’s a poor country, his people have a big heart. Parents don’t want their child to work, they make them focus on school only, and their education. On the other hand, Americans just consider a child to be lazy if at their teenage age they still don’t work. They raise their children to be independent different from Haitian that make their children to depend on them. Another fact is that Americans are not really friendly; they avoid contact with people, and they have a hypocrite smile on their face, however, Haitians are really friendly, sincere, and courteous.

    Read More

  • Citizenship In Haiti

    914 Words  | 4 Pages

    More than 70 percent of Haitian immigrants from 2008 to 2012 most resided in South Florida, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta and New York (MPI, 2017). The earthquake which happened in Haiti on January 12, 2010, left many Haitians without homes and many died. About 1.5 million people were displaced. The U.S government added Haiti to the list of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designated countries (Migration Policy Institute, 2017).

    Read More

  • Essay On Hurricane Irma

    716 Words  | 3 Pages

    Hurricane Irma Hurricanes appear and throw our world into chaos; over the years, hurricanes have caused extreme destruction all over the globe. In September, Hurricane Irma struck and removed everything in its path. Although the amount of destruction caused was devastating, precautions were taken to help save lives and avoid as much damage as possible. Hurricane Irma escalated quickly, yet humans still remain unsure on how to stop these storms from occurring. Irma originally was a tropical wave that was located off the coast of Africa.

    Read More

  • Essay On Haiti Health Care

    1017 Words  | 5 Pages

    Background Haiti is an island which is located in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea, the island is 27,750 square kilometers in size and has approximately 10.8 million people, which ranks it the first populous country in the Caribbean. Despite, Haiti vast population 80 percent of the people live below the poverty line hence, half of the citizens are malnourished. In terms of healthcare systems, the island positions last in the western hemispheres and one of the world worst healthcare system due to their lacking sanitation systems, poor nutrition and insufficient health services, which continues to prevent Haiti development. In addition, for generations Haiti has

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My First Haiti Earthquake

    902 Words  | 4 Pages

    Petra Nemcova once said, “We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn’t have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.” (Brainy Quote) A natural disaster is unpredictable and will obliterate anything in its path. Families and victims go through sorrow and nuisance. I watched many emotions arise and spirits emerge when I saw the victims of the earthquake that happened in Haiti six years ago.

    Read More

  • Earthquake Of 2010 Affected The Number Orphans And How We Can Help

    888 Words  | 4 Pages

    The earthquake of 2010 was a 7.0 on the Richter Scale. This large earthquake caused the death of 230,000 people. This was due to poor building structure and little warning. There were too many bodies to move and so few people who were capable of moving them (due to injuries) that the bodies would just be piled up on roads and in city squares. As a result of the earthquake, a total of 10,000 children were left orphaned.

    Read More

  • Mexico Earthquake Case Study

    763 Words  | 4 Pages

    Around 3 million people got effected by this earthquake 316 thousand people died and and the rest injured, and this also made around 1 million people homeless. Trying to find a place to sleep and have shelter in a small town which has just been struck by and earthquake is almost impossible especially when 300 thousand residential estate where destroyed or damaged including government buildings as well as 50-70 hospitals and 1,300 schools. Getting supplies wasn 't that easy because the transportation and communication links where almost all destroyed and the airport control tower was badly damaged and not in working condition. Many countries immediately appeals for humanitarian aid, sending funds and medical teams, engineers and support

    Read More

More about The Earthquake In Haiti

Open Document