- If you laid all tarpaulins that have been distributed by
Shelter Cluster agencies end on end, they'd reach from New York
City to Mexico City, Madrid to Moscow, Bangkok to Beijing or
Nairobi to Cairo. - The earthquake created approximately 19
million cubic meters (25 million cubic yards) of debris that
have to be removed. It would take someone in a standard pick up
truck more than 8 million trips to a waste facility to move this
amount of debris. The majority of Haitians are removing the
debris from their plots by hand. - 19 million cubic meters of
debris placed in a building 33 metres by 33 metres (100 x 100
feet) would reach 21 kilometres (13 miles) into the sky. In
comparison: Mount Everest is 8,848 metres (29,029 feet) high. -
Over 18 months, Shelter Cluster agencies are planning to build
approximately 125,000 transitional shelters. These will provide
safe places to live for approximately 625,000 people. This is
slightly more than the number of people living in the city of
Las Vegas. - Shelter Cluster ag