Disaster recovery cannot only be on a small business scale but a national scale. The Earthquake in Haiti is a true disaster and is pulling resources in from al around the globe to help with the recovery.
Haiti is the poorest country in the west and struggles economically. Businesses in Haiti will struggle returning back to business, looting will take place and there is very little insurance to recover the local business. The Globe has pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to assist in the recovery of the country and the infrastructure. This is only one step into the recovery of the country.
As aid is slow to move and being distributed to the most needy it is inevitable that looting will begin. The looting will start at supermarkets and anywhere where there is a source of food and water. The local government will have to ensure the security of the businesses, as this will be the only source of income in the months to come. The airport is also struggling with capacity as the world tries to unite in its assistance to the country.
The USA is providing not only financial support but they have offered rescue teams, troops, infrastructure support teams and fuel.
Hospital services are non-existent as they were all flattened when the earthquake struck. The 7.0 Magnitude earthquake could not have been predicted and caused massive devastation to the country. Killing approx 150,000 people including women and children, this is the worst disaster on record for Haiti. The problems don’t will continue in the next few months, as the country will be hit by the seasonal hurricanes and bad weather. This will add complications to the aid delivery and the millions of the displaced people currently living in tents and makeshift shacks.
The recovery efforts will take up to 10 years for the country to recover from the earthquake. However, it will take about 2 years to remove the rubble and assess the full damage that the country has sustained, both physically and economically.
