Haiti earthquake: history of natural disasters to hit the country

Haiti has been struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, killing an unknown number of people. The small, impoverished country is prone to severe and deadly natural disasters, especially hurricanes. Severe deforestation, leading to flooding and landslides, and a lack of proper emergency services and infrastructure has resulted in the storms causing the deaths of thousands of Haitians.

海地今晨发生7.0级大地震，目前死亡人数尚无统计。这个贫穷小国经常遭受严重自然灾害，尤其是飓风。过度伐木也导致该国常有洪水、山崩，而救援物资匮乏、基础建设落后更使得数以万计的海地人民死亡。

2008

Four separate hurricanes - Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike - in the space of 30 days led to the deaths of more than 800 people. About 60 per cent of the country's harvest was destroyed and entire cities were rendered desolate and uninhabitable.

四次不同的飓风——Fay, Gustav, Hanna和Ike——在30天内四次袭击海地，导致超过800人死亡。该国60%的土地被毁、所有城市变得荒芜、无法居住。

Sept 2004

Tropical Storm Jeanne deluged the tiny Caribbean country. Resulting flooding and landslides killed up to 2,500 people and displacing thousands more.

热带风暴Jeanne使这个加勒比小国身陷泥沼，2500人在洪水和山崩中丧生、数以千计的居民流离失所。

1998

Hurricane George killed more than 400 people while destroying 80 per cent of all the crops in the country.

飓风George使400人死亡、并毁掉了该国80%的农作物。


1994
Hurricane Gordon killed over 1000 Haitians.

超过1000人在飓风Gordon中死亡。

1963

Hurricane Flora killed over 8000 people, making it the 6th most deadly hurricane ever.

飓风Flora使超过8000人死亡，成为史上排名第六的飓风杀手。


1954
Hurricane Hazel killed more than 100 people and destroyed several towns. The storm also wiped out 40 per cent of the coffee trees and 50 per cent of the cacao crop.

飓风Hazel导致超过100人死亡、数个城镇被毁。它同时还摧毁了40%的咖啡树和50%的可可作物。

1946

The largest recorded earthquake in modern times on the island of Hispaniola was an 8.1-magnitude temblor that produced a tsunami and killed 1,790 people. Centered in the Dominican Republic, it extended into Haiti.

现代有记载的最强烈地震，8.1级大地震发生在伊斯帕尼奥拉岛、造成海啸并导致1790人死亡。伊斯帕尼奥拉岛当时属多米尼加共和国，随后并入海地。

1935

An unnamed storm killed more than 2000 people.

一场无名风暴导致超过2000人死亡。