Haiti’s extreme poverty rate was also caused by their horrible infrastructure and its inability to withstand against the recent natural disasters that keep plaguing the country. For example, in 2010, Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake that killed about 230,000 people and injured 300,000. Then in 2016, Hurricane Matthew destroyed over 500 schools in Haiti contributed to a tremendous loss in their agriculture and livestock (Bliss, 2013). Haiti already battles supplying their citizens with the basic living necessities and when natural disasters likes these occur, it makes it even more difficult for Haiti to achieve economic stability. As a result of Haiti’s poor infrastructure and its inability to withstand against natural disasters, it
