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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