The ACT Alliance has published a consolidated fact sheet on Haiti, providing statistical information on the earthquake in 2010. The ELCA is a member of the global ACT Alliance which brings together over 100 actors in humanitarian aid and development. The one statistic that is still under dispute is the loss of lives; sources report between 230,000 and 250,000.
7.0……………… strength of January 12 2010 earthquake on Richter scale
230 000……….. people lost their lives – at least
1.5 million…….. people with no permanent home today
1.3 million…….. people living in makeshift camps today
2 million……….. people living in the most affected area of Port au Prince
250,000……….. homes destroyed in capital
30,000…………. commercial buildings destroyed in capital
90………………. percentage of buildings in the city of Léogâne that were destroyed
1,100………….. camps built over the past year, 54 of which have been home to 5,000 people or more
500…………….. camps in Port au Prince today
15,000………… primary schools severely damaged or destroyed
1,500………….. secondary schools severely damaged or destroyed
20 million m3.. quantity of rubble and debris remaining in Port au Prince: enough to fill a solid line of shipping containers stretching from London to Beirut
1……………….. approved dumping site for rubble in the country (at Varreux in Port-au-Prince)
