Haiti: earthquake – emergency call: MDRHT018 – Haiti

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This emergency appeal seeks on a preliminary basis a total of approximately 10 million Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Haitian Red Cross Society (HRCS) to provide emergency assistance and early recovery support for 25,000 people affected by the earthquake for a period 18 months. The operation will focus on the following areas: shelter, livelihoods and basic needs, health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), protection, gender and inclusion (PGI), migration and disaster risk reduction (DRR). These areas will be supported and strengthened through the following enabling actions: strengthening National Societies, influencing others as strategic partners, and enhancing coordination and accountability.

Situation overview

The 7.2-magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.0 km (6.21 mi) 13 km southeast of Petit Trou-de-Niebes, Haiti, the USGS’ National Seismic Information Center (NEIC) reported. ) on August 14, 2021, 16:02:56 GMT. Based on preliminary data, earthquakes of this depth and magnitude are expected to cause moderate to severe shaking within 245.0 km (152.24 miles) from the epicenter. The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning that was later rescinded. There are no expected tsunami threats.

Early damage assessments indicate that at least 800,000 people could directly experience minor to serious damage, including communications, access, security, loss of livelihoods, infrastructure, and health services that could be affected.

The Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has requested support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In coordination between the IFRC headquarters and the IFRC regional office, this emergency is now classified as orange according to the IFRC’s standard operating procedures. The contingency classification and scalability will be reviewed over the next 48 hours. The earthquake struck during the current political crisis, which has been ongoing since the assassination of the Haitian president on July 7, 2021. Additionally, according to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Grace, which formed in the eastern Caribbean that same morning, is on its way toward Haiti with a possible fall on Made landfall on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. This earthquake was larger and on the same fault line as in 2010, which killed more than 220,000 people. However, according to geologists, it happened in a rural area of ​​the country with a smaller population. It is estimated that 11.4 million people, 2.45 million households, and US$38.1 billion in infrastructure are concentrated within this range. Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency reported that at least 227 people were killed and hundreds injured. The Prime Minister declared a state of emergency in the country for a month.

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