Haiti Earthquake Situation Report, n.3 (18 August 2021)
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021 | |
| dc.date.available | 2021 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/54871 | |
| dc.description.abstract | According to Haiti’s Civil Protection agency (DGPC), 2,189 people have died, 12,268 people were injured, and 332 are missing. In the most affected departments – Sud, Grand’Anse and Nippes – around 61,000 houses were destroyed and more than 76,000 damaged. 137,000 families have been affected and is estimated 650,000 people – 40 percent of the total population in the affected departments – are in need of emergency humanitarian assistance.3,4. Rapid assessments reported 36 health facilities affected in Grand’Anse, Nippes and Sud Departments: 4 destroyed and 32 damaged – including 12 severely damaged. SITUATION IN NUMBERS: ~2M Exposed: Grand Anse: 440,417; Nippes: 297,348; Sud: 744,897; Ouest: 491,858; Sud-est: 201,419. | 2,189 Deaths: Grand Anse: 218; Sud: 1,832; Nippes: 137; Nord’Ouest: 2. | 12,268 Wounded: Grand Anse: 1,652; Nippes: 1,458; Sud: 9,158. | 332 Missing. | Health facilities: 32 damaged; 4 destroyed. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | PAHO | en_US |
| dc.subject | Earthquakes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Natural Disasters | en_US |
| dc.subject | Storms | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emergencies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Haiti | en_US |
| dc.subject | Caribbean Region | en_US |
| dc.title | Haiti Earthquake Situation Report, n.3 (18 August 2021) | en_US |
| dc.type | Newsletters | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
| paho.isfeatured | 0 | en_US |
| paho.publisher.country | United States | en_US |
| paho.publisher.city | Washington, D.C. | en_US |
| paho.source.centercode | US1.1 | en_US |
| paho.contributor.department | Health Emergencies (PHE) | en_US |
| paho.iswhotranslation | No | en_US |
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