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5th Anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake: 12 January 2010
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TOWARDS A NEW HAITI
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE
JANUARY 12, 2010
EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
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M7.0 EARTHQUAKE
STRIKES HAITI
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE’S
POOREST NATION HIT HARD
4:53 p.m.; JANUARY 12, 2010
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SOCIETAL IMPACTS
• The lives of 3 million Haitians were
adversely impacted.
• Over two hundred thousand deaths
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It was the largest quake ever
recorded in the area and the
first major one since a M6.7
temblor in 1984
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THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE AND
THE CARIBBEAN PLATE
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LOCATION
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SHALLOW HYPOCENTER
• The US Geological Survey reported
that the earthquake was centered
about 10 miles (16 km) west of Port-
au-Prince, with 1.8 million people in
the area at high risk.
• The quake’s shallow depth - about
5 miles (8 km), exacerbated damage.
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PORT AU PRINCE: 1.8 MILLION IN A
NATION OF NINE MILLION
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A SPEED BUMP IN THE ROAD
TOWARDS A NEW HAITI
• The earthquake caused a tragic, long-
term interruption of the steady, but
SLOW, national development that was
finally beginning to happen.
• It is still be an incentive for raising a
NEW HAITI out of the debris and
destruction of January 12, 2010.
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THE PRESIDENT OF HAITI
• The President took control of
the historic emergency
response needs and the
international assistance
activities.
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PRIORITY ONE WAS SAVING
HAITIAN LIVES
• Search and rescue activities, which
started immediately with the efforts
of individual survivors working
without equipment, were
augmented as quickly as possible
with experts and heavy equipment.
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MEDICAL CARE
• A major concern was how to care
for the homeless and injured
Haitians and how and where to
provide temporary housing for
them.
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BUILDING DAMAGE
• No modern construction standards
had been implemented for years
because of political instability, so
• - - - Thousands of buildings (e.g.,
houses, businesses, schools,
prisons, hospitals) were damaged
or collapsed by the ground
shaking.
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THE US EMBASSY
• The US Embassy, which was
constructed in accordance with a
modern building code, survived
with very little damage, while other
buildings in the vicinity collapsed.
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OFFICES OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
• The building housing United
Nations personnel collapsed,
killing the Head of the UN’s Peace
Keeping Force, and others.
• 100 UN workers impacted.
• The UN’s humanitarian assistance
was slowed, but not stopped.
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COLLAPSE OF UN BUILDING;
PORT AU PRINCE
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DEATH TOLL REACHED TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND+
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DAMAGE TO HOUSES ON
HILLSIDE: PORT AU PRINCE
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DAMAGE TO HOUSES ON
HILLSIDE: PORT AU PRINCE
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EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE TO
HOMES: PORT AU PRINCE
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EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE TO
HOMES: PORT AU PRINCE
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EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE TO
HOMES: PORT AU PRINCE
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EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE:
PORT AU PRINCE
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SOCIETAL IMPACTS:
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
• Numerous public buildings were
destroyed, including: a hospital,
the Presidential Palace, the
parliament building, the Finance
Ministry, The Public Works
Ministry, the Palace of Justice, and
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Port-au-
Prince (the national cathedral).
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AFTER THE QUAKE: CATHEDRAL
BADLY DAMAGED
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AFTER THE QUAKE: THE
PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
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INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE
• Power was knocked out.
• Communication was disrupted.
• Utility service was interrupted.
• Roads were damaged.
• The airport’s control tower was
badly damaged.
• The port was damaged.
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DAMAGED ROADS
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TOUSSANT L’OUVERATURE
AIRPORT: PORT AU PRINCE
• The airport’s communication tower
was damaged in the earthquake.
• An operational runway was
receiving military transports with
supplies the next day.
• The airport’s “normal” day of 25
flights quickly became more than
50 flights.
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TOUSSANT L’OUVERATURE
AIRPORT
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PORT DAMAGE
• Piers were broken.
• Cranes were overturned.
• Containers were toppled.
• Debris was everywhere.
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PORT: TOPPLED CONTAINERS
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PEOPLE SLEEPING ON THE
STREET: JANUARY 12
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TRAFFIC JAMS HINDER SEARCH
AND RESCUE; JAN 14
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SEARCH AND RESCUE
UNDERWAY: JAN 13
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SEARCH AND RESCUE IN A
SCHOOL BY INDIVIDUALS: JAN 13
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SURVIVORS RECEIVING WATER:
JAN 14
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EVACUATION OF INJURED:
JAN 13
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SURVIVORS SLEEPING IN
TENTS: JANUARY 15
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INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
• The USA provided immediate
assistance (e.g., financial,
technical, logistical, security,
search and rescue teams, and
damage assessment) at the
request of Haiti’s President.
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US AIRCRAFT CARRIER CARL
VINSON ARRIVING IN HAITI
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INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
• Within hours to a few days, other
nations (e.g., Cuba, Dominion
Republic, Venezuela, Mexico,
Taiwan, Spain, Italy, UK, China,
etc.) provided assistance in a
variety of ways and quantities.
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INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
• International NGO’s responded
immediately (e.g., Catholic
Relief Services, World Vision,
International Red Cross,
Doctors Without Borders, The
Salvation Army, Samaritan’s
Purse, etc.,).
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE
DEPARTMENT: TO ASSIST
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A DOG IS PART OF THE TEAM
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TIAWAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
TEAM: TO ASSIST
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BRITISH SEARCH AND RESCUE
TEAM: TO ASSIST
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SPANISH SEARCH AND
RESCUE TEAM WITH 9 DOGS
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
S AND R TEAM: TO ASSIST
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INFECTUOUS DISEASES
FEARED
• In addition to the two hundred
thousand+ deaths and injuries
and the shortage and
contamination of water,
another fear was the onset of
diseases such as malaria.
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FIVE YEARS LATER:
still moving towards a new
Haiti
OVER $1 BILLION RAISED BY
INTERNATIONAL DONORS
RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION IS
STILL UNDERWAY
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THE GOALS:
• Rebuilding Haiti in a way that gives
Haitians a chance to recover quickly
and become self-sufficient and
disaster resilient.
• Balancing Science, Engineering, the
Political Process, and Reality
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REALITY
Haiti is located in a geographic area
prone to disasters caused by
earthquakes, hurricanes, floods,
and landslides
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SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING
• Implementation of the seismic design
provisions of a modern building code
and modern lifeline standards is urgent
to prevent widespread damage to
residences, and commercial and
government buildings in future
earthquakes.
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POLITICAL: TOWARDS A
NEW HAITI
Break the poverty cycle for
Haitians through innovative
job creation and training
programs.
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TOWARDS A NEW HAITI
Develop Haitian business enterprise
that is adept in finding innovative
ways to lift Haitians out of the
poverty cycle by exporting services
within the Caribbean basin.
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TOWARDS A NEW HAITI
Use education and training, each
with a relevant curriculum, to
penetrate all sectors of Haitian
Society and equip children and
adults alike for a future that includes
living with earthquakes, hurricanes,
etc.
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TOWARDS A NEW HAITI
Create a Haitian Academy of
Science, Engineering, and
Medicene to function as an
“institute without walls” during
recovery and reconstruction.
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TOWARDS A NEW HAITI
Adopt and implement a
modern building code and
lifeline standards with
seismic design provisions
that are appropriate for Haiti.
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TOWARDS A NEW HAITI
Build professional capacity
for urban planning, siting,
design, and construction
through continuous
“training.”