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GEO HAITI • 2010 148 Geomorphological phenomena such as earthquakes have also left immense damages. The January 12, 2010, earthquake affected the Western, Southeast and Nippes Provinces. Near the end of February, figures showed that 220,000 lives had been lost, 311,000 persons had been injured and 869 were still missing. Of the survivors, 1,237,032 have taken shelter in makeshift camps, in or around Port-au-Prince, and 511,405 outside of Port-au-Prince. As a result, centres such as Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, Jacmel Valley, Leogane, Petit Goave, Grand Goave, Gressier, Carrefour, Kenskoff, Ganthier, Miragoane and Tomazeau were affected, and landslides occurred along Highway 2 and the road leading to Jacmel between Grand Goave and Petit Goave. Several hospitals and public buildings were either destroyed or greatly damaged. Natural disasters also increase the level of poverty in the country, as the following data demonstrate: in 1964 for example, Tropical Cyclone Flora may have caused US$180 million in damages, while Hurricane Gordon, between US$80 million and US$180 million in 1994 (ibid). The reconstruction of the areas hit by the January 12 earthquake is estimated at more than US$1,44 billion. Figure 90: Makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince (West Province), two months after the earthquake on January 12, 2010 Source: Antonio Perera, 2020
State of the Environment Report 2010 SCENARIOS, PRIORITIES AND FUTURE ACTIONS CHAPTER 3 149 Photography: Antonio Perera
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