1. HAITI EARTHQUAKE

2. List of disasters in Haiti 2010- 7.0 in magnitude earthquake 1984- 6.7 in Richter scale 1946-tsunami 1843- 10,000 died 1751-earthquake 1770-earthquake 2008-Tropical storm Fay

3. 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE oDate : 16:53:10,12 JAN 2010 21:53:10,12 JAN 2010 oMagnitude : 7.0 Mw oDepth : 13 km oEpicenter location: Leogane,25 km west of Port au Prince-capital of Haiti oRegions affected : Haiti,Dominican Republic, Cuba,The Bahamas,Jamaica oCasualties : Burials-70,000 estimated death-3,0,0000

4. MASSIVE DEVASTATION oUnited States Geological Survey -33 after shocks of which 14 with magnitude 5.0 and 5.9 oNotable landmarks destroyed including …presidential palace …the National Assembly Building … Port au Prince Cathedral, main jail. …Head quarters of United Nations Stabilization Mission

5. Conditions in the aftermath oPeople slept in the streets losing their family and home oTrucks collecting thousands and thousands of bodies to bury in mass graves oDue to heat and humidity smell of bodies hangs on air

6. Humanitarian response Humanitarian aid was given by International Red Cross,the salvation army, US troops MINUSTAH troops landed the MH-53E largest helicopter type operated by US International Committee of Red Cross set up new websites to facilitate family contacts

7. HEART BREAKING INCIDENTS oOrphans oBurial workers oSearch for people with life with dogs o5 year old baby rescued after one week oAftershocks -5.9 magnitude caused people to die due to heart attacks

8. RECOVERY oHaitians felt water was safer than land following numerous attacks oSome websites like world vision and compassion links provide ways for donation oBarack Obama stated that Bill Clinton and George Bush to co-ordinate the funds Haiti’s recovery oHillary Clinton-stated that $48 million has been already raised by US

9. Casualties oEstimate of no of death increased to45,000 shortly and then to 2,50,000 after six days oExperts caution that any death toll will be a ‘guesstimate’ as the scale makes accurate toll impossible oThree year old baby was taken alive after a week pulled out from the rubble oBrazilian paediatrician and Nobel peace prize nominee Zilda Arns and many public figures died