Cablegate: Tfha01: Haiti Earthquake Task Force Situation Report

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 005001

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 25

STATE 00005001 001.4 OF 002

VIP TRAVEL
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1. (U) No updates at this time.

SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
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2. (SBU) To date, international SAR teams have rescued more
than 72 individuals. U.S. SAR teams have rescued 40 of the
72. (TF1/USAID e-mail)

COMMODITY FLOW
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3. (SBU) On January 18, 9,600 ten-liter water containers,
7,602 hygiene kits, 300 rolls of plastic sheeting, and ten
water bladders arrived in Port-au-Prince from the USAID/OFDA
warehouse in Miami. On January 19, a commodity flight from
the USAID/OFDA warehouse in Dubai delivered 40,200 ten-liter
water containers, 13,056 hygiene kits, 200 rolls of plastic
sheeting, six water treatment units, five standard medical
kits, and eight water bladders. A convoy departed Santo
Domingo on January 19, including a 6,000 gallon fuel truck and
a refrigerated container to be used as a morgue. (TF1/USAID
e-mail, TF1/DS Port-au-Prince e-mail)

AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS
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4. (SBU) As of 0500 EST, 1,692 evacuees departed Port-au-
Prince; a total of approximately 4,500 have been evacuated to
date. There are 250 Americans inside the embassy and zero
outside. No Americans are at the airport or the landing zone
waiting to board departing flights. As of 0500 EST, there
were 27 confirmed American citizen fatalities. One American
citizen died at the airport awaiting evacuation on January 18.
Governor Rendell and 28 orphans departed Port-au-Prince
January 19, and arrived in Orlando, Florida. Consular Affairs
(CA) identified and will forward, at opening of business on
January 19, the names of approximately 500 Haitian orphans to
USCIS for possible parole or protected status processing. CA
established a tracking database to monitor the cases.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail, TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail)

MEDICAL RESPONSE
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5. (SBU) USAID in the Dominican Republic will reprogram $2
million to support three Dominican public hospitals in Jimani
near the border with Haiti. Five Disaster Medical Assistance
Teams (DMAT) are now on the ground in Haiti, and will provide
support to eight severely damaged hospitals, health care
centers, and the U.S. Embassy. (Santo Domingo 96l, TF1/USAID
e-mail)

INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
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6. (U) French President Sarkozy is planning to issue a
statement the morning of January 19 expressing satisfaction
with U.S. and French cooperation regarding assistance to Haiti
and praising "the exceptional" U.S. response. Sarkozy's
statement follows the previous criticism by Cooperation
Minister Alain Joyandet. (TF1/Embassy Paris e-mail)

DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
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7. (SBU) The USS Bataan arrived off-shore at 1500 EST,
January 18, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit consisting
of 2,000 Marines. The Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team
(FAST) of 53 marines arrived at Embassy Port-au-Prince at 0100
EST on January 19 to enhance embassy security. (TF1/ SOUTHCOM
Mission Update Brief, TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)

HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
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8. (SBU) The security situation in Haiti remains calm
overall with no indications of mass migration towards North
America. Isolated incidents of violence and sporadic looting
continue. A curfew remains in effect. The UN World Food
Program (UNWFP) expects to expand feeding operations to 97,000
on January 19, up from 67,000 on January 18. UNWFP estimates
it will require 100 million prepared meals over the next 30
days. Major U.S. cell phone carriers will advance funds to
the Red Cross to cover the $22 million in donations pledged
for Haiti relief efforts via text, meaning funds will reach
the organization within a week. A 3.5 hour hold on all air
traffic handled by the Port-Au-Prince air traffic control
center began at 0200 EST on January 19 due to temporary
airspace saturation. The seaport at Port-Au-Prince should be
at a minimal operating capacity by January 21. (TF1/ Embassy
Port-au-Prince telcon, NCS SitRep January 19, USAID SitRep
#12, AP, wsj.com)

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
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9. No updates at this time.

10. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.

11. (U) Minimize considered.
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