Description: Extreme hazards are translated into risk through exposure and vulnerability, as tragically illustrated in all its dimensions by the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. The earthquake produced severe intensities of VII to IX on the Modified Mercalli scale, and mortality was very high, with 222,517 fatalities. This high death toll reflected the exposure of large numbers of people, and vulnerability factors such as extreme poverty, corruption, a fragile democracy, and a lack of earthquake experience in a country where they only occur infrequently.
Published in: 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction - Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
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