The effects of the ingestion of large quantities may be so rapid that death may take place in a couple of hours, owing to collapse, consequent on perforation of the walls of the oesophagus or stomach, or from asphyxia due to swelling of the glottis consequent on some of the acid having entered the larynx.
Why is Haiti so Poor? The causes of Haiti's poverty can be traced back to the year 1492, when it was first colonized. After being given to the French in 1697, Haiti was simply a moneymaking enterprise. As many as 29,000 slaves were imported each year from Africa to work on sugarcane plantations.
2207 The Wall Street Journal says the earthquake will devastate Haiti's $7bn economy, which was already struggling to emerge from several natural disasters and decades of political instability. The country, where 80% of the population lives below the poverty line, has yet to recover from four hurricanes in 2008 which wiped out roughly 15% of its GDP.