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Date and Magnitude |
12th January 2010
7.0 Magnitude |
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People affected |
220,000 at least Dead
250,000 injured |
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Cause |
Caribbean plate subducted under Atlantic plate
Epi Centre was shallow close to the built up capital |
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Primary effects |
Buildings Collapsed Many deaths Water and Electricity damaged 1/3 of Port-au-Prince destroyed |
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Secondary effects |
People looting
Sickness spread due to lack of sewage system, food and water
Basic equipment had to be provided
Roads destroyed hard for aid to reach |