Haiti earthquake
2010 Port-au-Prince disaster
The Haiti earthquake refers to the catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010, killing an estimated 100,000 to 316,000 people and leaving over a million homeless.
It remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
The phrase often appears in discussions of humanitarian response, disaster preparedness, and international aid: Relief efforts after the Haiti earthquake were hampered by damaged infrastructure.
- Port-au-PrinceHaiti's seat of government
- presidential palaceGovernment leader's official residence
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- 2010Calendar year designation
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Haiti earthquakeeconomic miracle
Rapid postwar prosperity surge
Marshall Plan · post-war recovery · economic boom · prosperity · golden age
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