1 Read the following report about the 2010 Haiti earthquake and summarise the main
information using bullet points.The 2010 Haiti earthquake was acatastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake,with an epicentre near the town ofLéogane, approximately 25 km west ofPort-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. Theearthquake occurred at 16:53 local time onTuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January,at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 orgreater had been recorded. An estimatedthree million people were affected by thequake; the Haitian Government reportedthat an estimated 230,000 people had died,300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000made homeless. They also estimated that250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.The earthquake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other settlements in theregion. Many notable landmark buildings were significantly damaged or destroyed, including thePresidential Palace, the National Assembly building, the Port-au-Prince Cathedral, and the mainjail. Among those killed were Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Joseph Serge Miot, and oppositionleader Micha Gaillard. The headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti,located in the capital, collapsed, killing many, including the Mission’s Chief.Many countries responded to appeals for humanitarian aid, pledging funds and dispatchingrescue and medical teams, engineers and support personnel. Communication systems, air,land, and sea transport facilities, hospitals, and electrical networks had been damaged by theearthquake, which hampered rescue and aid efforts; confusion over who was in charge, air trafficcongestion, and problems with prioritisation of flights further complicated early relief work Port-au-Prince’s morgues were quickly overwhelmed with many tens of thousands of bodies havingto be buried in mass graves. As rescues tailed off, supplies, medical care and sanitation becamepriorities. Delays in aid distribution led to angry appeals from aid workers and survivors, and somelooting and sporadic violence being observed.on 22 January the United Nations noted that the emergency phase of the relief operation wasdrawing to a close, and on the following day the Haitian government officially called off the searchfor survivorsGitende