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Created
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10STATE10766
2010-02-02 23:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 010766
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. 55
STATE 00010766 001.2 OF 003
VIP TRAVEL
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 010766
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. 55
STATE 00010766 001.2 OF 003
VIP TRAVEL
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1. (SBU) Netherlands Antilles Prime Minster De Jongh-Elhage
will visit Haiti February 3 to pursue repatriation of remains
of a GONA official. Minister of Telecommunications and
Transportation Adriaens will accompany him. (TF1/WHA e-mail)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
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2. (U) No updates at this time.
COMMODITY FLOW
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3. (U) No updates at this time.
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS
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4. (SBU) DHS Charleston is prepared to receive flights.
HHS and the airfield will be ready to receive flights February
4. (TF1/DHS e-mail)
5. (SBU) The chief prosecutor in the case of the ten
American citizens arrested in Haiti continued gathering
information. Media report several of the children are being
reunited with parents. (TF1/Port-au-Prince e-mail)
6. (SBU) As of 1600 EST, 228 American evacuees and family
members departed Port-au-Prince February 2; a total of 14,610
have been evacuated to date. There are 100 Americans and
family members inside the Embassy and none outside. A total
of 22,500 potential evacuees have been accounted for.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
7. (SBU) As of 1600 EST, there are 75 confirmed American
citizen fatalities, with another 20 American citizen deaths
reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
8. (SBU) All LE Staff are accounted for. The total LE
Staff casualty count remains six. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince
e-mail)
9. (SBU) A flight with 56 orphans departed from Port-au-
Prince at 1553 and is due to land in Miami at 1820.
(TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
10. (SBU) Starting immediately, all orphan flights will be
diverted to Miami International Airport. Orlando Sanford will
only be used through February 8 for American citizen
evacuations. As of February 9, all traffic will go to Miami
or Charleston. (TFI/NORTHCOM telcon)
STATE 00010766 002.2 OF 003
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
11. (SBU) As of February 1, DOD medical assets have treated
3,348 patients, including 801 on board U.S. ships and 2,547 on
the ground in Haiti. As of February 2, HHS medical staff has
seen a total of 23,264 patients. (USAID SitRep #41)
12. (SBU) The World Health Organization and the Haitian
waste hauling authority established a collection system to
dispose of medical waste from all hospitals to safe sites.
Workers implementing this plan will be immunized against
tetanus. (DHS Sitrep #56)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
--------------
13. (SBU) The government of China has requested USG
assistance in moving 20 tons of food currently in Miami.
(TF1/RMT Haiti e-mail)
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
14. (U) No updates at this time.
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
15. (SBU) Haitian national police presence continues to
expand in Port-au-Prince and 33 former escaped prisoners were
apprehended on January 31 in Jacmel. (DHS Sitrep #56)
16. (U) Approximately 20 armed men blockaded a street and
attacked a food convoy, forcing the UN and Haitian police to
fire warning shots. After the incident the UN issued a
warning about the security situation. (AP)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
17. (SBU) One of the first organized opposition political
rallies occurred at a gravel pit where unidentified quake
victims are buried. The protesters, estimated in the hundreds
denounced President Preval for rarely being seen in public
since the earthquake. (DHS Sitrep #56)
18. (SBU) MINUSTAH reports a 15 to 20 percent population
increase in South, Grand Anse, Nippes, and Central Plateau
departments due to displacement from Port-au-Prince. MINUSTAH
adds 90 percent of the new arrivals are residing with host
families.
19. (USAID Haiti Earthquake Taskforce Sitrep #41)
19. (U) Additional updates are available through our
STATE 00010766 003.2 OF 003
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
20. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON
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. 55
STATE 00010766 001.2 OF 003
VIP TRAVEL
--------------
1. (SBU) Netherlands Antilles Prime Minster De Jongh-Elhage
will visit Haiti February 3 to pursue repatriation of remains
of a GONA official. Minister of Telecommunications and
Transportation Adriaens will accompany him. (TF1/WHA e-mail)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
--------------
2. (U) No updates at this time.
COMMODITY FLOW
--------------
3. (U) No updates at this time.
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS
-------------- --------------
4. (SBU) DHS Charleston is prepared to receive flights.
HHS and the airfield will be ready to receive flights February
4. (TF1/DHS e-mail)
5. (SBU) The chief prosecutor in the case of the ten
American citizens arrested in Haiti continued gathering
information. Media report several of the children are being
reunited with parents. (TF1/Port-au-Prince e-mail)
6. (SBU) As of 1600 EST, 228 American evacuees and family
members departed Port-au-Prince February 2; a total of 14,610
have been evacuated to date. There are 100 Americans and
family members inside the Embassy and none outside. A total
of 22,500 potential evacuees have been accounted for.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
7. (SBU) As of 1600 EST, there are 75 confirmed American
citizen fatalities, with another 20 American citizen deaths
reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
8. (SBU) All LE Staff are accounted for. The total LE
Staff casualty count remains six. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince
e-mail)
9. (SBU) A flight with 56 orphans departed from Port-au-
Prince at 1553 and is due to land in Miami at 1820.
(TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
10. (SBU) Starting immediately, all orphan flights will be
diverted to Miami International Airport. Orlando Sanford will
only be used through February 8 for American citizen
evacuations. As of February 9, all traffic will go to Miami
or Charleston. (TFI/NORTHCOM telcon)
STATE 00010766 002.2 OF 003
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
11. (SBU) As of February 1, DOD medical assets have treated
3,348 patients, including 801 on board U.S. ships and 2,547 on
the ground in Haiti. As of February 2, HHS medical staff has
seen a total of 23,264 patients. (USAID SitRep #41)
12. (SBU) The World Health Organization and the Haitian
waste hauling authority established a collection system to
dispose of medical waste from all hospitals to safe sites.
Workers implementing this plan will be immunized against
tetanus. (DHS Sitrep #56)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
--------------
13. (SBU) The government of China has requested USG
assistance in moving 20 tons of food currently in Miami.
(TF1/RMT Haiti e-mail)
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
14. (U) No updates at this time.
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
15. (SBU) Haitian national police presence continues to
expand in Port-au-Prince and 33 former escaped prisoners were
apprehended on January 31 in Jacmel. (DHS Sitrep #56)
16. (U) Approximately 20 armed men blockaded a street and
attacked a food convoy, forcing the UN and Haitian police to
fire warning shots. After the incident the UN issued a
warning about the security situation. (AP)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
17. (SBU) One of the first organized opposition political
rallies occurred at a gravel pit where unidentified quake
victims are buried. The protesters, estimated in the hundreds
denounced President Preval for rarely being seen in public
since the earthquake. (DHS Sitrep #56)
18. (SBU) MINUSTAH reports a 15 to 20 percent population
increase in South, Grand Anse, Nippes, and Central Plateau
departments due to displacement from Port-au-Prince. MINUSTAH
adds 90 percent of the new arrivals are residing with host
families.
19. (USAID Haiti Earthquake Taskforce Sitrep #41)
19. (U) Additional updates are available through our
STATE 00010766 003.2 OF 003
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
20. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON