Haiti's 2008 Earthquake Resulted in Over 230,000 Deaths Whereas Japan's

question 84

Multiple Choice

Haiti's 2008 earthquake resulted in over 230,000 deaths whereas Japan's 2011 earthquake resulted in 20,000 deaths.What explains the differences in loss of life?

• A) effectiveness of search & rescue operations
• B) strength of the earthquake
• C) in Haiti there was also a tsunami that followed the earthquake
• D) local building standards
• E) effectiveness of search and rescue operations and local building standards

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