H A I T I

Haitian EarthquakeHope, Brianna, and Claire

The Island of HaitiMore than two-thirds of the labor force do not

have formal jobs

Haiti is slightly smaller than Maryland

The Haiti telecommunications infrastructure is among the least developed in Latin America and the Caribbean

Haiti has 14 airports; 4 have paved runways.•

Haiti’s capital is Porte-au-Prince, a coastal city with about 2 million inhabitants

The Island of Haiti Discovered by Columbus in 1492

Haiti won its independence from France on January 1, 1804

Population of nearly 10 million people

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

80% of the population in Haiti is living under the poverty line

Most Haitians live on less than $2 a day It shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.

Haiti is one of poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere

Background InformationCapital: Port-au-Prince

Land: 27,560 sq km

Population: 9,035,536 (U.S. 307,212,123)

Population Growth rate: 1.84% (U.S. 0.98%)

Population below poverty line: 80%

Haiti is one of the most densely populated and least developed countries in the Western Hemisphere

Background InformationLanguage: French (official)

Ethnic groups: 95 percent black

Gross domestic product: $11.53 billion (2008 estimate)

Facts About the EarthquakeMagnitude- 7.0

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4:53 PM

Depth- 13km

15 miles South West of PORT- AU- PRINCE, Haiti

700 miles South East of Miami Florida

Caribbean Plate and North American Plate

Dominated by left- lateral strike slip motion and compression

More Facts…Triggered 2 quick aftershocks, each with a

magnitude of at least 5.5

The major earthquake triggered 33 aftershocks all together ranging in magnitude of 4.2 to 5.9

Strongest earthquake since 1770

Also felt by other countries such as Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela.

Damage from Earthquake3 million people in need of emergency aid after

major earthquake

The Red Cross dispatched a relief team from Geneva and the UN's World Food Program is flying in two planes with emergency food aid.

The Inter-American Development Bank said it was immediately approving a $200,000 grant for emergency aid.

Why Haiti was so VulnerableHaiti has no real construction standards.

A large number of buildings collapsed including the President’s palace, and National Assembly building.

Previous Quakes in Haiti1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake (18 October):

According to French historian Moreau de Saint-Mery, “only one masonry building had not collapsed” in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital

(3 June): The city was leveled in this magnitude 7.5 quake, which killed over 200 people

May 7th 1842: An earthquake destroyed the city of Cap-Haitien and other towns in the north of Haiti and the Dominican Republic; this earthquake also destroyed the Sans-Souci Palace. 10,000 people were killed.

Previous Quakes1946 on August 4th, Dominican Republic

Earthquake: This 8.0-magnitude earthquake also shook Haiti, producing a tsunami that killed 1,790 people

tsunami

Haiti- Red CrossThe global Red Cross network has helped nearly

1.9 million Haitians since the country’s last earthquake.

It has so far spent or allocated $82 million to meet the most urgent needs of the earthquakes survivors and will continue to support hundreds of thousands of additional survivors in the years ahead until the last donated dollar is spent.

It is also providing support to Haitian families in the US, shipping blood products to the region and restoring family links for separated loved ones.

Red Cross Health and ReliefNearly 33,600 people have been

treated by Red Cross health care facilities

More than 60,000 people have been vaccinated for multiple diseases

More than 31,500 families received items like hygiene kits and other basic relief supplies.

More than 1 million people have received food items.

Red Cross Water and Sanitation30 million liters of drinking water have been

distributed.

An estimated 290,000 people are benefiting from this regular service.

More than 580 latrines have been built near settlements

Red Cross ShelterMore than 350,000 people received shelter

supplies including tents, tarps and tools.

World Wide DonationsThe American Red Cross is one of the widely

know organizations working in Haiti.

There are many ways to donate Haiti.

Some are online donations, Red Cross accepts $10 donations, charged to your cell phone bill, by texting HAITI to 90999

Celebrity Donations Many celebrities donated money, went to Haiti to

volunteer, and created charity groups for Haiti.

Here are some of the donations celebrities have made:

Alyssa Milano- $50,000

Madonna- $250,000

Lance Armstrong- $250,000

Nicole Kidman- $250,000

Jennifer Aniston- $500,000

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie- $1 million

Gisele Bundchen - $1.5 million

Sandra Bullock $1 million

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