Haiti Earthquake of 2010

      January 12, 2010 was a tough time for the small island of Haiti in the southern oceans of North America. They were hit by an intense earthquake that read 7.0 on the richter scale. Many buildings were destroyed causing $7.8 billion worth of damage and leaving many people jobless and homeless. The earthquake left roughly 105,000 houses destroyed and people without a home. By having many buildings destroyed this limited Haiti's way of trading and economy connecting it to other countries around the world.
                                                

1. Haiti's economy prior to this immense earthquake was impressive to a lot of countries especially for its size. It reached an impressive GDP of $11.9 billion up until the earthquake came and destroyed part of their economy. Cranes that helped them take supplies off and onto ships from other countries to make money but by having them destroyed from the earthquake that cut their economy by an immense amount.
2. Buildings in Haiti never stood a chance against the immense earthquake that crushed the small island. Many homes were brought to the ground along with the presidential palace and even the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission. Roughly 105,000 home were destroyed from the earthquake. Many of their ports were destroyed as well after cranes had fallen down on top them blocking any ships coming in. Haiti's closest airport the Aeroport International Toussaint L'Ouverture was also partially destroyed diverting planes from landing there until it was repaired.
3. The earthquake left Haiti in trouble with resources. Haiti had a tough time trying to replenish its resources after all the destruction had occurred. They were a small country and were a fairly warm climate making them able to not grow all the food they wanted and be left with other supplies that were needed to survive. Because of this they were left to live off of limited resources and were given small shipments of supplies through out the reconstruction that left some people without some supplies they may have needed to survive.
4. Their people and economy have been demolished from this earthquake. So much that even today they are even still effected from the damages caused by it. They rely on other countries to support them by supplying them with the resources they need to survive and other supplies to help them pay off the damages that were caused. It will still take some time for Haiti to actually come back and recover to start generating its own revenue in their country.