NPR:
Geologists working in Haiti say they've been able to trace the
exact location of
the
earthquake fault that gave way on 12 January and killed
more than 200,000 people. They've also discovered that decades
of deforestation in Haiti actually contributed to the
earthquake's toll along the coastline by allowing sediment to
drain from the mountains and form a flood plain which people
built on. This loose soil liquified in the earthquake, causing
loss of life.
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