Cablegate: Tfha01: Haiti Earthquake Task Force Situation Report

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 38

STATE 00007254 001.2 OF 003

VIP TRAVEL
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1. (SBU) Panamanian President Martinelli is scheduled to
arrive in Port-au-Prince January 25 at 2100 EST. (TF1/Embassy
Panama City e-mail)

SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
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2. (U) No updates at this time.

COMMODITY FLOW
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3. (SBU) Water continues to be distributed daily at 115
sites in Port-au-Prince, reaching an estimated 235,000 people.
(OCHA SitRep #12)

4. (SBU) Relief agencies distributed commodities to more
than 112,000 people January 24, according to the International
Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM is currently working
with the UN Emergency Shelter Cluster to develop a reporting
template to improve tracking of relief commodity distribution.
(USAID SitRep #24)

5. (SBU) Twenty teams of national and international
assessors will conduct rapid needs assessments January 25-27
in Port-au-Prince and other affected areas. The OCHA-
supported teams will analyze health, food, shelter,
protection, water, sanitation, and hygiene needs at 105 sites
across Haiti. (OCHA SitRep #12)

EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS
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6. (SBU) As of 0500 EST, 166 American evacuees and family
members departed Port-au-Prince January 25; a total of 11,538
have been evacuated to date. There are three Americans and
family members inside the embassy and none outside. A total
of 20,000 Americans have been accounted for. (TF1/Embassy
Port-au-Prince e-mail)

7. (SBU) There are 54 confirmed American fatalities and
another 36 reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)

MEDICAL RESPONSE
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8. (SBU) As of 0400 EST, USNS Comfort treated 507 patients
and performed 109 surgeries January 25. Over 2,800 patients
have been treated to date. The USNS Comfort, other medical
ships, and field hospitals are expected to reach maximum
capacity within three days. (TF1/SOUTHCOM SitRep)

9. (SBU) There continue to be no reported outbreaks of
communicable diseases including cholera, measles, and rubella,
according to the World Health Organization and the Pan
American Health Organization. (OCHA SitRep #12)

INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
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10. (U) Japan will pledge a total of $70 million at the
Ministerial Conference on Haiti in Montreal. The Government
of 11. Japan is considering adding 100 Self Defense Force
troops, in addition to the 34 that arrived January 23, media
report. (AFP and kyodo.co.jp)

12. (U) On January 24, a French naval ship equipped with two
landing craft, four helicopters, and onboard operating
theaters, arrived in Haiti with 2,000 tons of humanitarian
aid, according to press. (AFP)

13. (SBU) Two relief flights carrying new supplies of
shelters, cooking kits, buckets and blankets for 65,000 people
will depart the UK on January 26. (TF1/Embassy London e-mail)

14. (SBU) Argentina, Israel, Russia, Portugal, Turkey,
France, Brazil, and Colombia are currently operating portable
hospitals in Haiti. (SOUTHCOM PA SitRep)

DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
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15. (SBU) As of January 25, there are 19,134 U.S. military
and civilian personnel in Haiti. (TF1/SOUTHCOM SitRep)

16. (SBU) A convoy carrying fuel and food from Embassy Santo
Domingo is scheduled to arrive in Port-au-Prince January 25.
(TF1/Embassy Santo Domingo e-mail)

HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
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17. (U) Haiti's Communications Minister said the death toll
topped 150,000 in the areas of Port-au-Prince, with thousands
more dead around the country, media report. (AP)

18. (SBU) As of January 24, UN Emergency Shelter Cluster
members had identified 591 spontaneous settlements throughout
Port-au-Prince, sheltering approximately 692,000 displaced
people. The actual number of displaced people is expected to
be 800,000 to one million. (OCHA SitRep #12)

19. (SBU) As of January 24, more than 235,000 people have
left Port-au-Prince using the free transportation provided by
the GOH. The number of people who have left Port-au-Prince by
private means remains undetermined. Some 62,000 people have
settled in Artibonite Department. (OCHA SitRep #12)

20. (SBU) The Port-au-Prince pier is operating at 40 percent
capacity and is currently unable to conduct offloading that
requires a crane. The U.S. Navy underwater construction team
reports it will take ten weeks to get the south pier back to
its original operating capacity.
(TF1/USCG Port Facility Report and SOUTHCOM SitRep)

21. (SBU) The Haiti Flight Coordinating Center (HFOCC) has
allocated 1,414 slots to aircraft to arrive in Port-au-Prince
airport between January 25 and February 23. Additional flight
requests will be difficult to accommodate. There are 126
slots allocated for January 25. (HFOCC Flight Allocations
Report)

22. (SBU) Wireless telephone services are operating at 85
percent capacity. Approximately 30 radio stations and six
television stations are operational. (DHS/NCS SitRep)

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
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23. (U) No updates at this time.

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

24. (U) Minimize considered.
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