The damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 has been estimated at about $14 billion. Over three million people were affected and up to two million left homeless. The estimated death toll, a month after the event, was given at around 230,000.
It has been estimated that around 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings suffered severe damage or complete collapse. In the city of Léogâne alone, it was estimated that 90% of the buildings were damaged. Around half of the 16,500 or so schools in Haiti were damaged, along with the three main universities in Port-au-Prince. Public and government buildings such as the finance ministry, the ministry of education, ministry of public works, ministry of communication and culture and the Supreme Court building were damaged.
Hospitals, museums and transportation facilities including ports, airports, roads and bridges, suffered extensive damage. Basic sanitation infrastructure was destroyed, leading to unhygienic conditions and a lack of clean drinking water. Factories were damaged, which would have a run-on effect for the economy. Because communication networks and infrastructure such as telephone and radio towers and networks were also affected, this delayed the news of the catastrophe, slowing down overseas response and aid to Haiti. This was one of the factors that contributed to the severity of the damage and the high death toll.
Haiti's ecosystem seems to have suffered little damage. There was an oil spill, but it has not significantly affected the country's coastline. The damage would have been worse had it been Haiti's rainy season, when landslides and mudslides would have caused further damage.
Haiti is an extremely poor country, and the earthquake worsened conditions in a country already on the brink of economic collapse. Looting increased property loss and, long term, there will be more social problems as people feel the effects of loss of friends and relatives, and property.
For specific details on the amount of damage done, see the related link.
A lot
11.5 billion dollars
$14,000,000,000
near to 14 billion dollars in US.
The predicted amount of money that was lost in the Haiti earthquake was about 200 million.
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lots
11.5 billion dollars
A lot of damage happened in Haiti no schools no houses no nothing.
their was a lot damage in haiti
The Dominican Republic was not as severely affected by the Haiti earthquake because it was further away from the epicenter of the earthquake. The geography and tectonic plate boundaries in the region also played a role in the distribution of seismic activity. Additionally, the Dominican Republic has stronger infrastructure and building codes compared to Haiti, which helped minimize the impact of the earthquake.
Because it is difficult to get into Haiti because of the damage the earthquake has caused to their country.
$14,000,000,000
i think it Haiti or christchurch
If you mean has Haiti recovered from the earthquake in January 2010, as of March 2010, no, Haiti has not recovered yet. There is a lot of damage from the earthquake and Haiti being a poor country, it will be a long time before it can recover.
near to 14 billion dollars in US.
it was a 7 on the Richter scale