7. 4. Lack of Experience
Last Major Earthquake in Haiti: 1946
Population over
80 years of age
8. Phases of Response
1. Rescue (1-10 weeks)
○ Lack of Economic Development in Haiti
■ Two Fire Stations
■ No Army
■ Few Hospitals and Clinics
■ Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders)
2. Assessment (6-10 weeks)
○ International Opinions
■ Fast - Dominican Aid
■ Insufficient - UN Aid
■ Slow - International Aid
9. Phases of Response
3. Coordination (1-10 weeks)
○ Inequality
4. Rehabilitation (1-52 weeks)
○ Lack of Economic Development
○ Corruption
○ Poor Civil Service
5. Reconstruction (1-40 years)
○ Lack of Economic Development
○ Corruption
○ Poor Civil Service
10. Additional Factors
● Magnitude of Event
○ Magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale
● Predictability of Event
○ Earthquakes are random
● Perceived Level of Risk
○ Low
● Information Available (Media)
○ Little information available
○ Lack of preparation