1.3 million people remained homeless 10 months after the earthquake and the estimated losses exceeded the gross domestic product of the country. Geological and geotechnical conditions are close to the center area which is made up of artificial fills and topographic features amongst other things that caused ground motion amplification. The earthquake demonstrated not only that Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with their weak building structures that collapsed in seconds but also the environmental degradation and also the weakness of its
1.3 million people remained homeless 10 months after the earthquake and the estimated losses exceeded the gross domestic product of the country. Geological and geotechnical conditions are close to the center area which is made up of artificial fills and topographic features amongst other things that caused ground motion amplification. The earthquake demonstrated not only that Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with their weak building structures that collapsed in seconds but also the environmental degradation and also the weakness of its