The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27th is estimated to be 250-350x stronger than the 7.0 magnitude quake that struck Haiti on January 12th. Yet the death toll (thus far)in Haiti is 100x that of Chile!
The reasons, as eloquently laid out by Henry Fountain, may surprise you.
Life is so precious. Haiti is definitely the worse devastation. Chili is doing fine now and things will be back to normal in months. Haiti on the other hand…