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Haiti, a Land All Too Familiar With Natural Disasters A List of Previous Disasters in Haiti, a Land All Too Familiar With Hardship
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Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has been battered by natural disasters over the last decade. Its location in the Caribbean and on the Gonâve microplate make it highly vulnerable to tropical storms and earthquakes.Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has been battered by natural disasters over the last decade. Its location in the Caribbean and on the Gonâve microplate make it highly vulnerable to tropical storms and earthquakes.
Storms have frequently destroyed arable land and killed livestock, leaving an already destitute people struggling to feed themselves and dependent on imported food. Political infighting and poverty have been exacerbated by repeated natural disasters and slow recoveries.Storms have frequently destroyed arable land and killed livestock, leaving an already destitute people struggling to feed themselves and dependent on imported food. Political infighting and poverty have been exacerbated by repeated natural disasters and slow recoveries.
Here’s a look at some of the most severe disasters the country has experienced since 2004.Here’s a look at some of the most severe disasters the country has experienced since 2004.
Two weeks of heavy rain caused extensive flooding and displaced tens of thousands of people in southeast Haiti, where as much as five feet of rain fell in 36 hours in the town of Fond Verrettes. The rain washed away entire villages in the deforested hills near the border with the Dominican Republic. The death toll of 2,400 was partly attributed to the lack of trees and eroded soil in the hills, which left no natural barrier against the annual spring rains.Two weeks of heavy rain caused extensive flooding and displaced tens of thousands of people in southeast Haiti, where as much as five feet of rain fell in 36 hours in the town of Fond Verrettes. The rain washed away entire villages in the deforested hills near the border with the Dominican Republic. The death toll of 2,400 was partly attributed to the lack of trees and eroded soil in the hills, which left no natural barrier against the annual spring rains.
Hurricane Jeanne hit Gonaïves, killing 3,000 and leveling the flood-prone city, in the northwest.Hurricane Jeanne hit Gonaïves, killing 3,000 and leveling the flood-prone city, in the northwest.
Four fierce storms in three weeks killed 800 people, devastated crops and caused $8 billion in damage. Altogether, Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike destroyed about 60 percent of the country’s harvest and rendered entire cities uninhabitable.Four fierce storms in three weeks killed 800 people, devastated crops and caused $8 billion in damage. Altogether, Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike destroyed about 60 percent of the country’s harvest and rendered entire cities uninhabitable.
A magnitude 7 earthquake destroyed much of Port-au-Prince, the capital, and devastated the country as a whole. The government put the official death toll as high as 300,000.A magnitude 7 earthquake destroyed much of Port-au-Prince, the capital, and devastated the country as a whole. The government put the official death toll as high as 300,000.
A cholera outbreak spread in Port-au-Prince, overwhelming hospitals and straining a city crowded with the one million people displaced by the earthquake in January. The city’s wrecked infrastructure complicated the international aid response.A cholera outbreak spread in Port-au-Prince, overwhelming hospitals and straining a city crowded with the one million people displaced by the earthquake in January. The city’s wrecked infrastructure complicated the international aid response.