Nearly two weeks after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked south-western Haiti, humanitarian assistance has begun
reaching some of the hardest-to-reach areas, where the most vulnerable are still unable to meet their urgent need for
food, basic sanitation and hygiene and life-saving health services. In some...
As a result of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14, 2021, according to
Haiti’s Civil Protection agency (DGPC), 2,207 people have died, 12,268 people
were injured, and 320 are missing. In the most affected departments – Sud, Grand’Anse and Nippes – around 53,000 houses were destroyed and mor...
Après qu'un puissant séisme de magnitude 7,2 et une dépression tropicale aient frappé Haïti les 14 et 17 août derniers, ne
faisant qu'aggraver la misère et le dénuement causés par une intensification des déplacements liés aux gangs, une insécurité
alimentaire chronique et des chocs climatiqu...
On 14 August at 8:30 am local time, a 7.2 magnitude
earthquake struck the south-western coast of Haiti
causing large-scale damage across the country’s
southern peninsula. The powerful 10 km deep
earthquake occurred 13km southeast of Petit-Troude-Nippes, in the department of Nippes, the same
region deva...
Humanitarian needs are rapidly growing in the aftermath of the 7.2
magnitude earthquake that struck south-west Haiti on 14 August 2021,
badly affecting the departments of Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud. The
earthquake's devastating impact, while considered less catastrophic
than the 2010 earthquake that left...
Le 14 août à 8h30, heure locale, un séisme de
magnitude 7,2 a frappé la côte sud-ouest d'Haïti,
causant des dommages à grande échelle dans toute la
péninsule sud du pays. Le puissant séisme de 10 km
de profondeur s'est produit à 13 km au sud-est de PetitTrou- de-Nippes, dans le département de...
Objetivo: Esta revisão sistemática busca identificar os fatores que podem
impactar na saúde das vítimas do rompimento da barragem, em especial aqueles
riscos surgidos ou incrementados com a ruptura da barragem de rejeitos em
Brumadinho. Fontes de Dados: Bases de dados informatizadas, Pubmed, Scopus
e...
Resumen Introducción: La identificación por métodos odontológicos ha demostrado su efectividad desde hace mucho tiempo, pero en los últimos años ha tenido un rol determinante en la identificación de víctimas de desastres masivos y en crímenes de lesa humanidad. Uno de los factores determinante...
This article presents the mapping and analysis of fires with dead and wounded people in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (MRR) served by the Firefighters Department from 2013 to 2016. There was an average rate of 1 death per million inhabitants, similar to countries such as Singapore and Vietnam. The we...
The pages that follow present an earthquake scenario for the district of Bajhang, Nepal. It tells
the story of three people, and what happens to them and their families during a plausible but
hypothetical earthquake. This is not a prediction. This story, and the study upon which it is
based, are intended...
